What color is #827677?

#827677 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827677?

The RGB value is 130, 118, 119: 130 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827677?

The complementary color is #768281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827677 color

#827677 rgb(130, 118, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827677 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.3% green and 46.7% blue (130, 118, 119).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#827677 color codes

HEX	`#827677`
RGB	`rgb(130, 118, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.73, 4.8, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.73, 4.93, 13.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.014, 19.035, 20.122)`
Decimal	`8550007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827677, 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 #827677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #827677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827677; }
.text { color: #827677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 118 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827677, #827b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #827677?: #827677 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827677?: The RGB value is 130, 118, 119: 130 red, 118 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827677?: The complementary color is #768281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.