What color is #827A7D?

#827A7D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A7D?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 125: 130 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A7D?

The complementary color is #7A827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A7D color

#827A7D rgb(130, 122, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827A7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 49% blue (130, 122, 125).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#827A7D color codes

HEX	`#827A7D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, 3.62, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 3.66, 351.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.867, 20.146, 22.24)`
Decimal	`8551037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A7D, 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 #827A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #827A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a7d; }
.text { color: #827a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a7d, #827b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #827A7D?: #827A7D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A7D?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 125: 130 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A7D?: The complementary color is #7A827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.