What color is #828379?

#828379 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828379?

The RGB value is 130, 131, 121: 130 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828379?

The complementary color is #7A7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828379 color

#828379 rgb(130, 131, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828379 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.4% green and 47.5% blue (130, 131, 121).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#828379 color codes

HEX	`#828379`
RGB	`rgb(130, 131, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, -2.3, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 5.75, 113.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.773, 22.359, 21.307)`
Decimal	`8553337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828379, 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 #828379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #828379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828379; }
.text { color: #828379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 131 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828379, #7d8379); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828379?: #828379 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828379?: The RGB value is 130, 131, 121: 130 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828379?: The complementary color is #7A7983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.