What color is #828C9B?

#828C9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828C9B?

The RGB value is 130, 140, 155: 130 red, 140 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828C9B?

The complementary color is #9B9182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828C9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828C9B color

#828C9B rgb(130, 140, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828C9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.9% green and 60.8% blue (130, 140, 155).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#828C9B color codes

HEX	`#828C9B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 140, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -0.38, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 9.19, 267.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.499, 25.868, 34.706)`
Decimal	`8555675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828C9B, 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 #828C9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828C9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #828C9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828c9b; }
.text { color: #828c9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828c9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 140 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828c9b, #84829b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828C9B?: #828C9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828C9B?: The RGB value is 130, 140, 155: 130 red, 140 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828C9B?: The complementary color is #9B9182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828C9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.