What color is #828E84?

#828E84 is a gray known as Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mummy’s Tomb?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 132: 130 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mummy’s Tomb?

The complementary color is #8E828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mummy’s Tomb color: hex code #828E84

#828E84 rgb(130, 142, 132)

Shades of gray

Mummy’s Tomb has the hex code #828E84. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 51.8% blue (130, 142, 132).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84) color codes

HEX	`#828E84`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, -6.36, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 7.43, 148.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.043, 25.758, 25.583)`
Decimal	`8556164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mummy’s Tomb, 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 #828E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #828E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e84; }
.text { color: #828e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e84, #828e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #828E84 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #828E84?: #828E84 is a gray known as Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mummy’s Tomb?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 132: 130 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mummy’s Tomb?: The complementary color is #8E828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.