What color is #828F89?

#828F89 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 #828F89?

The RGB value is 130, 143, 137: 130 red, 143 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828F89?

The complementary color is #8F8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828F89 color

#828F89 rgb(130, 143, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828F89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.1% green and 53.7% blue (130, 143, 137).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 5% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% 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 6.24:1).

#828F89 color codes

HEX	`#828F89`
RGB	`rgb(130, 143, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 5%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 9%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, -5.92, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 6.13, 165.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.543, 26.197, 27.478)`
Decimal	`8556425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828F89, 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 #828F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #828F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828f89; }
.text { color: #828f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 143 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828f89, #828f8f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #828F89?: #828F89 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 #828F89?: The RGB value is 130, 143, 137: 130 red, 143 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828F89?: The complementary color is #8F8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.