What color is #828C96?

#828C96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828C96?

The RGB value is 130, 140, 150: 130 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828C96?

The complementary color is #968C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828C96 color

#828C96 rgb(130, 140, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828C96 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (130, 140, 150).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#828C96 color codes

HEX	`#828C96`
RGB	`rgb(130, 140, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.75, -1.49, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.75, 6.72, 257.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.088, 25.704, 32.54)`
Decimal	`8555670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828C96, 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 #828C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #828C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828c96; }
.text { color: #828c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 140 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828c96, #828296); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828C96?: #828C96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828C96?: The RGB value is 130, 140, 150: 130 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828C96?: The complementary color is #968C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.