What color is #827273?

#827273 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827273?

The RGB value is 130, 114, 115: 130 red, 114 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827273?

The complementary color is #728281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827273 color

#827273 rgb(130, 114, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827273 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 44.7% green and 45.1% blue (130, 114, 115).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#827273 color codes

HEX	`#827273`
RGB	`rgb(130, 114, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 44.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 6.4, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 6.63, 15.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.318, 18.019, 18.729)`
Decimal	`8548979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827273, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #827273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #827273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827273; }
.text { color: #827273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 114 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827273, #827972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #827273?: #827273 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827273?: The RGB value is 130, 114, 115: 130 red, 114 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827273?: The complementary color is #728281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.