What color is #83828B?

#83828B is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83828B?

The RGB value is 131, 130, 139: 131 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83828B?

The complementary color is #8A8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83828B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83828B color

#83828B rgb(131, 130, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83828B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51% green and 54.5% blue (131, 130, 139).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#83828B color codes

HEX	`#83828B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 130, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, 2.2, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 5.19, 295.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.002, 22.655, 27.635)`
Decimal	`8618635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83828B, 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 #83828B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83828B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #83828B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83828b; }
.text { color: #83828b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83828b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 130 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83828b, #87828b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #83828B?: #83828B is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83828B?: The RGB value is 131, 130, 139: 131 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83828B?: The complementary color is #8A8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83828B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.