What color is #828290?

#828290 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828290?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 144: 130 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828290?

The complementary color is #909082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828290?

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.

#828290 color

#828290 rgb(130, 130, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828290 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 56.5% blue (130, 130, 144).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#828290 color codes

HEX	`#828290`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, 2.9, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 8.05, 291.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.222, 22.725, 29.596)`
Decimal	`8553104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828290, 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 #828290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828290 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 #828290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828290; }
.text { color: #828290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828290, #898290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #828290?: #828290 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828290?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 144: 130 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828290?: The complementary color is #909082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828290?: 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.