What color is #828B90?

#828B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828B90?

The RGB value is 130, 139, 144: 130 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828B90?

The complementary color is #908782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828B90 color

#828B90 rgb(130, 139, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828B90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (130, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#828B90 color codes

HEX	`#828B90`
RGB	`rgb(130, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, -2.23, -3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 4.4, 239.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.471, 25.224, 30.012)`
Decimal	`8555408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828B90, 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 #828B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #828B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828b90; }
.text { color: #828b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828b90, #828490); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #828B90?: #828B90 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828B90?: The RGB value is 130, 139, 144: 130 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828B90?: The complementary color is #908782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.