What color is #827B6B?

#827B6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827B6B?

The RGB value is 130, 123, 107: 130 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827B6B?

The complementary color is #6B7282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827B6B?

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.

#827B6B color

#827B6B rgb(130, 123, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827B6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.2% green and 42% blue (130, 123, 107).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#827B6B color codes

HEX	`#827B6B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 123, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, -0.21, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 9.72, 91.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.943, 19.974, 16.764)`
Decimal	`8551275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827B6B, 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 #827B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827B6B 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 #827B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827b6b; }
.text { color: #827b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 123 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827b6b, #7d826b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827B6B?: #827B6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827B6B?: The RGB value is 130, 123, 107: 130 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827B6B?: The complementary color is #6B7282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827B6B?: 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.