What color is #828270?

#828270 is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828270?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 112: 130 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828270?

The complementary color is #707082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828270 color

#828270 rgb(130, 130, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828270 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 43.9% blue (130, 130, 112).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#828270 color codes

HEX	`#828270`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.9, -3.34, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.9, 10.32, 108.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.113, 21.881, 18.49)`
Decimal	`8553072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828270, 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 #828270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #828270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828270; }
.text { color: #828270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828270, #798270); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828270?: #828270 is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828270?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 112: 130 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828270?: The complementary color is #707082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.