What color is #827C7A?

#827C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827C7A?

The RGB value is 130, 124, 122: 130 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827C7A?

The complementary color is #7A8082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827C7A?

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.

#827C7A color

#827C7A rgb(130, 124, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827C7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.6% green and 47.8% blue (130, 124, 122).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#827C7A color codes

HEX	`#827C7A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 124, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, 1.89, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 2.68, 45.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.926, 20.566, 21.329)`
Decimal	`8551546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827C7A, 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 #827C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827C7A 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 #827C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827c7a; }
.text { color: #827c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 124 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827c7a, #82807a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #827C7A?: #827C7A is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827C7A?: The RGB value is 130, 124, 122: 130 red, 124 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827C7A?: The complementary color is #7A8082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827C7A?: 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.