What color is #828F81?

#828F81 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 #828F81?

The RGB value is 130, 143, 129: 130 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828F81?

The complementary color is #8E818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828F81 color

#828F81 rgb(130, 143, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828F81 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.1% green and 50.6% blue (130, 143, 129).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#828F81 color codes

HEX	`#828F81`
RGB	`rgb(130, 143, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.01, -7.49, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.01, 9.51, 142)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.99, 25.975, 24.567)`
Decimal	`8556417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828F81, 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 #828F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #828F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828f81; }
.text { color: #828f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 143 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828f81, #818f87); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #828F81?: #828F81 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 #828F81?: The RGB value is 130, 143, 129: 130 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828F81?: The complementary color is #8E818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.