What color is #828084?

#828084 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828084?

The RGB value is 130, 128, 132: 130 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828084?

The complementary color is #828480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828084 color

#828084 rgb(130, 128, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828084 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.2% green and 51.8% blue (130, 128, 132).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#828084 color codes

HEX	`#828084`
RGB	`rgb(130, 128, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 3%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.87, 1.55, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.87, 2.45, 309.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.089, 21.85, 24.932)`
Decimal	`8552580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828084, 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 #828084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #828084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828084; }
.text { color: #828084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 128 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828084, #848084); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828084?: #828084 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828084?: The RGB value is 130, 128, 132: 130 red, 128 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828084?: The complementary color is #828480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.