What color is #828898?

#828898 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828898?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 152: 130 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828898?

The complementary color is #989282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828898 color

#828898 rgb(130, 136, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828898 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 59.6% blue (130, 136, 152).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#828898 color codes

HEX	`#828898`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, 1.22, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 9.35, 277.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.676, 24.621, 33.205)`
Decimal	`8554648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828898, 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 #828898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #828898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828898; }
.text { color: #828898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828898, #878298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #828898?: #828898 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828898?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 152: 130 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828898?: The complementary color is #989282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.