What color is #828E7C?

#828E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828E7C?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 124: 130 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828E7C?

The complementary color is #887C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828E7C color

#828E7C rgb(130, 142, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828E7C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 48.6% blue (130, 142, 124).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 7% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#828E7C color codes

HEX	`#828E7C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 7%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.6, -7.88, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.6, 11.32, 134.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.516, 25.547, 22.81)`
Decimal	`8556156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828E7C, 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 #828E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #828E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e7c; }
.text { color: #828e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e7c, #7c8e7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828E7C?: #828E7C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828E7C?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 124: 130 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828E7C?: The complementary color is #887C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.