What color is #827B74?

#827B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827B74?

The RGB value is 130, 123, 116: 130 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827B74?

The complementary color is #747B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827B74 color

#827B74 rgb(130, 123, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827B74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (130, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#827B74 color codes

HEX	`#827B74`
RGB	`rgb(130, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 1.36, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 4.97, 74.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.441, 20.173, 19.389)`
Decimal	`8551284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827B74, 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 #827B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #827B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827b74; }
.text { color: #827b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827b74, #828274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #827B74?: #827B74 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827B74?: The RGB value is 130, 123, 116: 130 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827B74?: The complementary color is #747B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.