What color is #828E88?

#828E88 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828E88?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 136: 130 red, 142 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828E88?

The complementary color is #8E8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E88?

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.

#828E88 color

#828E88 rgb(130, 142, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828E88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 53.3% blue (130, 142, 136).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#828E88 color codes

HEX	`#828E88`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -5.56, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 5.82, 162.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.322, 25.869, 27.052)`
Decimal	`8556168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828E88, 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 #828E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E88 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 #828E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e88; }
.text { color: #828e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e88, #828e8e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #828E88?: #828E88 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828E88?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 136: 130 red, 142 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828E88?: The complementary color is #8E8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E88?: 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.