What color is #828984?

#828984 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828984?

The RGB value is 130, 137, 132: 130 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828984?

The complementary color is #898287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828984 color

#828984 rgb(130, 137, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828984 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.7% green and 51.8% blue (130, 137, 132).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% 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 5.86:1).

#828984 color codes

HEX	`#828984`
RGB	`rgb(130, 137, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.39, -3.57, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.39, 3.99, 153.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.316, 24.303, 25.341)`
Decimal	`8554884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828984, 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 #828984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #828984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828984; }
.text { color: #828984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 137 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828984, #828988); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828984?: #828984 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828984?: The RGB value is 130, 137, 132: 130 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828984?: The complementary color is #898287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.