What color is #827A8B?

#827A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A8B?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 139: 130 red, 122 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A8B?

The complementary color is #838B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A8B color

#827A8B rgb(130, 122, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827A8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 54.5% blue (130, 122, 139).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#827A8B color codes

HEX	`#827A8B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 12%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 6.47, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 10.38, 308.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.825, 20.529, 27.286)`
Decimal	`8551051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A8B, 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 #827A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #827A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a8b; }
.text { color: #827a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a8b, #8a7a8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827A8B?: #827A8B is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A8B?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 139: 130 red, 122 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A8B?: The complementary color is #838B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.