What color is #828892?

#828892 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828892?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 146: 130 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828892?

The complementary color is #928C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828892 color

#828892 rgb(130, 136, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828892 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 57.3% blue (130, 136, 146).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#828892 color codes

HEX	`#828892`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 11%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, -0.1, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 6.1, 269.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.197, 24.429, 30.682)`
Decimal	`8554642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828892, 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 #828892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #828892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828892; }
.text { color: #828892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828892, #848292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #828892?: #828892 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828892?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 146: 130 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828892?: The complementary color is #928C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.