What color is #827786?

#827786 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827786?

The RGB value is 130, 119, 134: 130 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827786?

The complementary color is #7B8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827786 color

#827786 rgb(130, 119, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827786 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.7% green and 52.5% blue (130, 119, 134).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#827786 color codes

HEX	`#827786`
RGB	`rgb(130, 119, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 7.18, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 9.77, 317.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.105, 19.661, 25.285)`
Decimal	`8550278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827786, 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 #827786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #827786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827786; }
.text { color: #827786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 119 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827786, #867783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827786?: #827786 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827786?: The RGB value is 130, 119, 134: 130 red, 119 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827786?: The complementary color is #7B8677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.