What color is #827473?

#827473 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827473?

The RGB value is 130, 116, 115: 130 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827473?

The complementary color is #738182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827473 color

#827473 rgb(130, 116, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827473 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.5% green and 45.1% blue (130, 116, 115).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#827473 color codes

HEX	`#827473`
RGB	`rgb(130, 116, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, 5.23, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 5.81, 25.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.546, 18.475, 18.805)`
Decimal	`8549491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827473, 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 #827473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #827473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827473; }
.text { color: #827473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 116 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827473, #827b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #827473?: #827473 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827473?: The RGB value is 130, 116, 115: 130 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827473?: The complementary color is #738182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.