What color is #828C87?

#828C87 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828C87?

The RGB value is 130, 140, 135: 130 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828C87?

The complementary color is #8C8287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828C87 color

#828C87 rgb(130, 140, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828C87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.9% green and 52.9% blue (130, 140, 135).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#828C87 color codes

HEX	`#828C87`
RGB	`rgb(130, 140, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, -4.65, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 4.86, 163.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.956, 25.251, 26.581)`
Decimal	`8555655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828C87, 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 #828C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #828C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828c87; }
.text { color: #828c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 140 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828c87, #828c8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #828C87?: #828C87 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828C87?: The RGB value is 130, 140, 135: 130 red, 140 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828C87?: The complementary color is #8C8287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.