What color is #827378?

#827378 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827378?

The RGB value is 130, 115, 120: 130 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827378?

The complementary color is #73827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827378 color

#827378 rgb(130, 115, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827378 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.1% green and 47.1% blue (130, 115, 120).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#827378 color codes

HEX	`#827378`
RGB	`rgb(130, 115, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, 6.74, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 6.77, 354.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.726, 18.364, 20.324)`
Decimal	`8549240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827378, 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 #827378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #827378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827378; }
.text { color: #827378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 115 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827378, #827573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827378?: #827378 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827378?: The RGB value is 130, 115, 120: 130 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827378?: The complementary color is #73827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.