What color is #828468?

#828468 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828468?

The RGB value is 130, 132, 104: 130 red, 132 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828468?

The complementary color is #6A6884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828468?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828468 color

#828468 rgb(130, 132, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828468 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.8% green and 40.8% blue (130, 132, 104).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#828468 color codes

HEX	`#828468`
RGB	`rgb(130, 132, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, -5.8, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 16, 111.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.956, 22.248, 16.337)`
Decimal	`8553576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828468, 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 #828468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #828468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828468; }
.text { color: #828468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 132 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828468, #748468); }

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Questions

What color is #828468?: #828468 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828468?: The RGB value is 130, 132, 104: 130 red, 132 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828468?: The complementary color is #6A6884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828468?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.