What color is #82787D?

#82787D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82787D?

The RGB value is 130, 120, 125: 130 red, 120 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82787D?

The complementary color is #78827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82787D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82787D color

#82787D rgb(130, 120, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82787D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.1% green and 49% blue (130, 120, 125).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#82787D color codes

HEX	`#82787D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 120, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 4.78, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 4.97, 344.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.624, 19.66, 22.159)`
Decimal	`8550525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82787D, 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 #82787D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82787D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #82787D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82787d; }
.text { color: #82787d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82787d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 120 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82787d, #827878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #82787D?: #82787D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82787D?: The RGB value is 130, 120, 125: 130 red, 120 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82787D?: The complementary color is #78827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82787D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.