What color is #827887?

#827887 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827887?

The RGB value is 130, 120, 135: 130 red, 120 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827887?

The complementary color is #7D8778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827887 color

#827887 rgb(130, 120, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827887 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.1% green and 52.9% blue (130, 120, 135).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% 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 4.99:1).

#827887 color codes

HEX	`#827887`
RGB	`rgb(130, 120, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 11%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, 6.8, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 9.6, 315.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.295, 19.928, 25.694)`
Decimal	`8550535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827887, 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 #827887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #827887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827887; }
.text { color: #827887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 120 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827887, #877884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827887?: #827887 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827887?: The RGB value is 130, 120, 135: 130 red, 120 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827887?: The complementary color is #7D8778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.