What color is #828878?

#828878 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828878?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 120: 130 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828878?

The complementary color is #7E7888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828878 color

#828878 rgb(130, 136, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828878 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 47.1% blue (130, 136, 120).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#828878 color codes

HEX	`#828878`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, -5.29, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 9.46, 124.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.4, 23.71, 21.215)`
Decimal	`8554616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828878, 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 #828878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #828878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828878; }
.text { color: #828878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828878, #7a8878); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828878?: #828878 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828878?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 120: 130 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828878?: The complementary color is #7E7888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.