What color is #82748A?

#82748A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82748A?

The RGB value is 130, 116, 138: 130 red, 116 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82748A?

The complementary color is #7C8A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82748A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82748A color

#82748A rgb(130, 116, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #82748A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.5% green and 54.1% blue (130, 116, 138).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#82748A color codes

HEX	`#82748A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 116, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, 9.78, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 13.99, 314.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.038, 19.072, 26.665)`
Decimal	`8549514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82748A, 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 #82748A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82748A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #82748A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82748a; }
.text { color: #82748a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82748a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 116 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82748a, #8a7487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #82748A?: #82748A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82748A?: The RGB value is 130, 116, 138: 130 red, 116 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82748A?: The complementary color is #7C8A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82748A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.