What color is #828274?

#828274 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828274?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 116: 130 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828274?

The complementary color is #747482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828274 color

#828274 rgb(130, 130, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828274 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (130, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#828274 color codes

HEX	`#828274`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, -2.64, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 8.03, 109.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.341, 21.972, 19.689)`
Decimal	`8553076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828274, 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 #828274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #828274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828274; }
.text { color: #828274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828274, #7b8274); }

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Questions

What color is #828274?: #828274 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828274?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 116: 130 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828274?: The complementary color is #747482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.