What color is #82707E?

#82707E is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82707E?

The RGB value is 130, 112, 126: 130 red, 112 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82707E?

The complementary color is #708274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82707E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82707E color

#82707E rgb(130, 112, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82707E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.9% green and 49.4% blue (130, 112, 126).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#82707E color codes

HEX	`#82707E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 112, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, 9.67, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 10.93, 332.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.766, 17.841, 22.19)`
Decimal	`8548478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82707E, 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 #82707E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82707E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #82707E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82707e; }
.text { color: #82707e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82707e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 112 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82707e, #827075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #82707E?: #82707E is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82707E?: The RGB value is 130, 112, 126: 130 red, 112 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82707E?: The complementary color is #708274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82707E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.