What color is #828583?

#828583 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828583?

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

What is the complementary color of #828583?

The complementary color is #858284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828583 color

#828583 rgb(130, 133, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828583 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 140°, with 1% saturation and 52% 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 5.63:1).

#828583 color codes

HEX	`#828583`
RGB	`rgb(130, 133, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 1%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, -1.51, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 1.66, 155.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.689, 23.16, 24.796)`
Decimal	`8553859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828583, 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 #828583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #828583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828583; }
.text { color: #828583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 133 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828583, #828584); }

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Questions

What color is #828583?: #828583 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828583?: The RGB value is 130, 133, 131: 130 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828583?: The complementary color is #858284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.