What color is #82788D?

#82788D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82788D?

The RGB value is 130, 120, 141: 130 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82788D?

The complementary color is #838D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82788D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82788D color

#82788D rgb(130, 120, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82788D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.1% green and 55.3% blue (130, 120, 141).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#82788D color codes

HEX	`#82788D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 120, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 8.07, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 12.85, 308.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.729, 20.102, 27.982)`
Decimal	`8550541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82788D, 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 #82788D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82788D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #82788D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82788d; }
.text { color: #82788d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82788d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 120 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82788d, #8c788d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #82788D?: #82788D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82788D?: The RGB value is 130, 120, 141: 130 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82788D?: The complementary color is #838D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82788D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.