What color is #828082?

#828082 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828082?

The RGB value is 130, 128, 130: 130 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828082?

The complementary color is #808280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828082 color

#828082 rgb(130, 128, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #828082 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.2% green and 51% blue (130, 128, 130).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gray (#808080), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#828082 color codes

HEX	`#828082`
RGB	`rgb(130, 128, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 2%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.81, 1.14, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.81, 1.41, 324.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.954, 21.796, 24.218)`
Decimal	`8552578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828082, 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 #828082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #828082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828082; }
.text { color: #828082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 128 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828082, #828081); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #828082?: #828082 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828082?: The RGB value is 130, 128, 130: 130 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828082?: The complementary color is #808280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.