What color is #828E7E?

#828E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828E7E?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 126: 130 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828E7E?

The complementary color is #8A7E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828E7E color

#828E7E rgb(130, 142, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828E7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 49.4% blue (130, 142, 126).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#828E7E color codes

HEX	`#828E7E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.65, -7.51, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.65, 10.3, 136.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.644, 25.598, 23.483)`
Decimal	`8556158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828E7E, 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 #828E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #828E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e7e; }
.text { color: #828e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e7e, #7e8e82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828E7E?: #828E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828E7E?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 126: 130 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828E7E?: The complementary color is #8A7E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.