What color is #828470?

#828470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828470?

The RGB value is 130, 132, 112: 130 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828470?

The complementary color is #727084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828470 color

#828470 rgb(130, 132, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828470 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.8% green and 43.9% blue (130, 132, 112).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#828470 color codes

HEX	`#828470`
RGB	`rgb(130, 132, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.47, -4.47, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.47, 11.47, 112.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.382, 22.418, 18.58)`
Decimal	`8553584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828470, 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 #828470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #828470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828470; }
.text { color: #828470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 132 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828470, #788470); }

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Questions

What color is #828470?: #828470 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828470?: The RGB value is 130, 132, 112: 130 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828470?: The complementary color is #727084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.