What color is #827973?

#827973 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827973?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 115: 130 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827973?

The complementary color is #737C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827973?

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.

#827973 color

#827973 rgb(130, 121, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827973 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 45.1% blue (130, 121, 115).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#827973 color codes

HEX	`#827973`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 2.33, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 5.09, 62.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.138, 19.659, 19.003)`
Decimal	`8550771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827973, 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 #827973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827973 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 #827973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827973; }
.text { color: #827973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827973, #828073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #827973?: #827973 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827973?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 115: 130 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827973?: The complementary color is #737C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827973?: 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.