What color is #828986?

#828986 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828986?

The RGB value is 130, 137, 134: 130 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828986?

The complementary color is #898285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828986 color

#828986 rgb(130, 137, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828986 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (130, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#828986 color codes

HEX	`#828986`
RGB	`rgb(130, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, -3.17, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 3.25, 167.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.454, 24.358, 26.068)`
Decimal	`8554886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828986, 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 #828986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #828986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828986; }
.text { color: #828986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828986, #828889); }

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Questions

What color is #828986?: #828986 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828986?: The RGB value is 130, 137, 134: 130 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828986?: The complementary color is #898285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.