What color is #828471?

#828471 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828471?

The RGB value is 130, 132, 113: 130 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828471?

The complementary color is #737184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828471 color

#828471 rgb(130, 132, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828471 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.8% green and 44.3% blue (130, 132, 113).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#828471 color codes

HEX	`#828471`
RGB	`rgb(130, 132, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.49, -4.29, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.49, 10.9, 113.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.437, 22.441, 18.874)`
Decimal	`8553585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828471, 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 #828471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #828471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828471; }
.text { color: #828471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 132 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828471, #788471); }

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Questions

What color is #828471?: #828471 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828471?: The RGB value is 130, 132, 113: 130 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828471?: The complementary color is #737184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.