What color is #827A8D?

#827A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A8D?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 141: 130 red, 122 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A8D?

The complementary color is #858D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A8D color

#827A8D rgb(130, 122, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827A8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 55.3% blue (130, 122, 141).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#827A8D color codes

HEX	`#827A8D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.5, 6.9, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.5, 11.49, 306.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.972, 20.588, 28.063)`
Decimal	`8551053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A8D, 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 #827A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #827A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a8d; }
.text { color: #827a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a8d, #8c7a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827A8D?: #827A8D is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A8D?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 141: 130 red, 122 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A8D?: The complementary color is #858D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.