What color is #828197?

#828197 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828197?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 151: 130 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828197?

The complementary color is #969781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828197 color

#828197 rgb(130, 129, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828197 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 59.2% blue (130, 129, 151).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#828197 color codes

HEX	`#828197`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 5.03, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 12.67, 293.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.641, 22.681, 32.457)`
Decimal	`8552855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828197, 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 #828197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #828197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828197; }
.text { color: #828197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828197, #8d8197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #828197?: #828197 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828197?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 151: 130 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828197?: The complementary color is #969781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.