What color is #828176?

#828176 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828176?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 118: 130 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828176?

The complementary color is #767782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828176 color

#828176 rgb(130, 129, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828176 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 46.3% blue (130, 129, 118).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#828176 color codes

HEX	`#828176`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.77, -1.71, 6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.77, 6.33, 105.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.326, 21.754, 20.264)`
Decimal	`8552822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828176, 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 #828176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #828176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828176; }
.text { color: #828176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828176, #7d8276); }

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Questions

What color is #828176?: #828176 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828176?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 118: 130 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828176?: The complementary color is #767782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.