What color is #82837A?

#82837A is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82837A?

The RGB value is 130, 131, 122: 130 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82837A?

The complementary color is #7B7A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82837A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82837A color

#82837A rgb(130, 131, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82837A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.4% green and 47.8% blue (130, 131, 122).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#82837A color codes

HEX	`#82837A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 131, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.43, -2.11, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.43, 5.18, 114.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.835, 22.384, 21.631)`
Decimal	`8553338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82837A, 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 #82837A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82837A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #82837A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82837a; }
.text { color: #82837a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82837a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 131 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82837a, #7e837a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82837A?: #82837A is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82837A?: The RGB value is 130, 131, 122: 130 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82837A?: The complementary color is #7B7A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82837A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.