What color is #828385?

#828385 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828385?

The RGB value is 130, 131, 133: 130 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828385?

The complementary color is #858482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828385 color

#828385 rgb(130, 131, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828385 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.4% green and 52.2% blue (130, 131, 133).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 1% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#828385 color codes

HEX	`#828385`
RGB	`rgb(130, 131, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 1%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, 0.03, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 1.21, 271.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.555, 22.672, 25.426)`
Decimal	`8553349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828385, 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 #828385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #828385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828385; }
.text { color: #828385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 131 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828385, #838285); }

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Questions

What color is #828385?: #828385 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828385?: The RGB value is 130, 131, 133: 130 red, 131 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828385?: The complementary color is #858482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.