What color is #828E94?

#828E94 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828E94?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 148: 130 red, 142 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828E94?

The complementary color is #948882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828E94 color

#828E94 rgb(130, 142, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828E94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 58% blue (130, 142, 148).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#828E94 color codes

HEX	`#828E94`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, -3.06, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 5.58, 236.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.223, 26.23, 31.798)`
Decimal	`8556180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828E94, 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 #828E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #828E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e94; }
.text { color: #828e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e94, #828594); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828E94?: #828E94 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828E94?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 148: 130 red, 142 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828E94?: The complementary color is #948882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.