What color is #82828E?

#82828E is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82828E?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 142: 130 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82828E?

The complementary color is #8E8E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82828E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82828E color

#82828E rgb(130, 130, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82828E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 55.7% blue (130, 130, 142).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#82828E color codes

HEX	`#82828E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.72, 2.47, -6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.72, 6.9, 291.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.07, 22.664, 28.798)`
Decimal	`8553102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82828E, 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 #82828E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82828E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #82828E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82828e; }
.text { color: #82828e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82828e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82828e, #88828e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #82828E?: #82828E is a gray, closest to the named color In the Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82828E?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 142: 130 red, 130 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82828E?: The complementary color is #8E8E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82828E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.