What color is #827F7A?

#827F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827F7A?

The RGB value is 130, 127, 122: 130 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827F7A?

The complementary color is #7A7D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827F7A color

#827F7A rgb(130, 127, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827F7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49.8% green and 47.8% blue (130, 127, 122).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% 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 5.27:1).

#827F7A color codes

HEX	`#827F7A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 127, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 0.17, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 3.12, 86.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.308, 21.33, 21.456)`
Decimal	`8552314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827F7A, 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 #827F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #827F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827f7a; }
.text { color: #827f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 127 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827f7a, #81827a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #827F7A?: #827F7A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827F7A?: The RGB value is 130, 127, 122: 130 red, 127 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827F7A?: The complementary color is #7A7D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.