What color is #828887?

#828887 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828887?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 135: 130 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828887?

The complementary color is #888283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828887 color

#828887 rgb(130, 136, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828887 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 52.9% blue (130, 136, 135).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#828887 color codes

HEX	`#828887`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -2.4, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 2.42, 185.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.382, 24.103, 26.39)`
Decimal	`8554631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828887, 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 #828887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #828887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828887; }
.text { color: #828887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828887, #828688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #828887?: #828887 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828887?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 135: 130 red, 136 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828887?: The complementary color is #888283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.