What color is #828288?

#828288 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828288?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 136: 130 red, 130 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828288?

The complementary color is #888882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828288 color

#828288 rgb(130, 130, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828288 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 53.3% blue (130, 130, 136).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#828288 color codes

HEX	`#828288`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.54, 1.21, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.54, 3.45, 290.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.632, 22.489, 26.489)`
Decimal	`8553096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828288, 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 #828288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #828288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828288; }
.text { color: #828288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828288, #858288); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828288?: #828288 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828288?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 136: 130 red, 130 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828288?: The complementary color is #888882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.