What color is #828481?

#828481 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828481?

The RGB value is 130, 132, 129: 130 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828481?

The complementary color is #838184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828481 color

#828481 rgb(130, 132, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828481 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.8% green and 50.6% blue (130, 132, 129).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 1% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#828481 color codes

HEX	`#828481`
RGB	`rgb(130, 132, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 1%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, -1.34, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 1.9, 134.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.419, 22.833, 24.043)`
Decimal	`8553601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828481, 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 #828481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #828481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828481; }
.text { color: #828481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 132 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828481, #818482); }

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Questions

What color is #828481?: #828481 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828481?: The RGB value is 130, 132, 129: 130 red, 132 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828481?: The complementary color is #838184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.