What color is #82838C?

#82838C 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 #82838C?

The RGB value is 130, 131, 140: 130 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82838C?

The complementary color is #8C8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82838C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82838C color

#82838C rgb(130, 131, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82838C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.4% green and 54.9% blue (130, 131, 140).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#82838C color codes

HEX	`#82838C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 131, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.94, 1.47, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.94, 5.18, 286.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.055, 22.872, 28.059)`
Decimal	`8553356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82838C, 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 #82838C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82838C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #82838C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82838c; }
.text { color: #82838c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82838c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 131 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82838c, #86828c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #82838C?: #82838C 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 #82838C?: The RGB value is 130, 131, 140: 130 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82838C?: The complementary color is #8C8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82838C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.