What color is #82777A?

#82777A is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82777A?

The RGB value is 130, 119, 122: 130 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82777A?

The complementary color is #77827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82777A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82777A color

#82777A rgb(130, 119, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82777A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.7% green and 47.8% blue (130, 119, 122).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#82777A color codes

HEX	`#82777A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 119, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 4.79, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 4.79, 358.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.315, 19.345, 21.125)`
Decimal	`8550266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82777A, 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 #82777A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82777A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #82777A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82777a; }
.text { color: #82777a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82777a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 119 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82777a, #827a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #82777A?: #82777A is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82777A?: The RGB value is 130, 119, 122: 130 red, 119 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82777A?: The complementary color is #77827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82777A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.