What color is #827975?

#827975 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827975?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 117: 130 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827975?

The complementary color is #757E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827975 color

#827975 rgb(130, 121, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827975 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 45.9% blue (130, 121, 117).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#827975 color codes

HEX	`#827975`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, 2.69, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 4.36, 51.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.254, 19.705, 19.615)`
Decimal	`8550773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827975, 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 #827975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #827975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827975; }
.text { color: #827975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827975, #827f75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #827975?: #827975 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827975?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 117: 130 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827975?: The complementary color is #757E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.