What color is #828C8F?

#828C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828C8F?

The RGB value is 130, 140, 143: 130 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828C8F?

The complementary color is #8F8582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828C8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828C8F color

#828C8F rgb(130, 140, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828C8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.9% green and 56.1% blue (130, 140, 143).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#828C8F color codes

HEX	`#828C8F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 140, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, -3, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 4.14, 223.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.541, 25.485, 29.66)`
Decimal	`8555663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828C8F, 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 #828C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #828C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828c8f; }
.text { color: #828c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 140 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828c8f, #82868f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828C8F?: #828C8F is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828C8F?: The RGB value is 130, 140, 143: 130 red, 140 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828C8F?: The complementary color is #8F8582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828C8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.