What color is #828A78?

#828A78 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828A78?

The RGB value is 130, 138, 120: 130 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828A78?

The complementary color is #80788A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828A78 color

#828A78 rgb(130, 138, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828A78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.1% green and 47.1% blue (130, 138, 120).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#828A78 color codes

HEX	`#828A78`
RGB	`rgb(130, 138, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 13%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.37, -6.4, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.37, 10.76, 126.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.684, 24.279, 21.31)`
Decimal	`8555128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828A78, 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 #828A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #828A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828a78; }
.text { color: #828a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 138 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828a78, #798a78); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #828A78?: #828A78 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828A78?: The RGB value is 130, 138, 120: 130 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828A78?: The complementary color is #80788A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.