What color is #827A76?

#827A76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A76?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 118: 130 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A76?

The complementary color is #767E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A76 color

#827A76 rgb(130, 122, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827A76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 46.3% blue (130, 122, 118).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#827A76 color codes

HEX	`#827A76`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, 2.3, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 4.01, 54.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.435, 19.973, 19.967)`
Decimal	`8551030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A76, 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 #827A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #827A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a76; }
.text { color: #827a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a76, #828076); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #827A76?: #827A76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A76?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 118: 130 red, 122 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A76?: The complementary color is #767E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.