What color is #827385?

#827385 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827385?

The RGB value is 130, 115, 133: 130 red, 115 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827385?

The complementary color is #768573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827385 color

#827385 rgb(130, 115, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.1% green and 52.2% blue (130, 115, 133).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#827385 color codes

HEX	`#827385`
RGB	`rgb(130, 115, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, 9.32, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 12.09, 320.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.57, 18.701, 24.764)`
Decimal	`8549253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827385, 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 #827385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #827385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827385; }
.text { color: #827385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 115 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827385, #85737f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827385?: #827385 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827385?: The RGB value is 130, 115, 133: 130 red, 115 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827385?: The complementary color is #768573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.