What color is #808582?

#808582 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808582?

The RGB value is 128, 133, 130: 128 red, 133 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808582?

The complementary color is #858083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808582 color

#808582 rgb(128, 133, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808582 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.2% green and 51% blue (128, 133, 130).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#808582 color codes

HEX	`#808582`
RGB	`rgb(128, 133, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 4%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.05, -2.45, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.05, 2.63, 158.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.318, 22.976, 24.426)`
Decimal	`8422786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808582, 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 #808582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #808582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808582; }
.text { color: #808582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 133 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808582, #808585); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808582?: #808582 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808582?: The RGB value is 128, 133, 130: 128 red, 133 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808582?: The complementary color is #858083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.