What color is #828078?

#828078 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828078?

The RGB value is 130, 128, 120: 130 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828078?

The complementary color is #787A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828078 color

#828078 rgb(130, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828078 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (130, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 48°, 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#828078 color codes

HEX	`#828078`
RGB	`rgb(130, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.54, -0.78, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.54, 4.67, 99.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.315, 21.54, 20.853)`
Decimal	`8552568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828078, 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 #828078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #828078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828078; }
.text { color: #828078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828078, #7f8278); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #828078?: #828078 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828078?: The RGB value is 130, 128, 120: 130 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828078?: The complementary color is #787A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.