What color is #827F78?

#827F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827F78?

The RGB value is 130, 127, 120: 130 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827F78?

The complementary color is #787B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827F78 color

#827F78 rgb(130, 127, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827F78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49.8% green and 47.1% blue (130, 127, 120).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#827F78 color codes

HEX	`#827F78`
RGB	`rgb(130, 127, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, -0.21, 4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 4.21, 92.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.185, 21.281, 20.81)`
Decimal	`8552312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827F78, 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 #827F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #827F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827f78; }
.text { color: #827f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 127 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827f78, #808278); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #827F78?: #827F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827F78?: The RGB value is 130, 127, 120: 130 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827F78?: The complementary color is #787B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.