What color is #82848D?

#82848D 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 #82848D?

The RGB value is 130, 132, 141: 130 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82848D?

The complementary color is #8D8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82848D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82848D color

#82848D rgb(130, 132, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82848D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.8% green and 55.3% blue (130, 132, 141).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is In the Twilight (#84838E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#82848D color codes

HEX	`#82848D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 132, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.25, 1.11, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.25, 5.2, 282.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.264, 23.171, 28.494)`
Decimal	`8553613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82848D, 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 #82848D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82848D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #82848D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82848d; }
.text { color: #82848d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82848d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 132 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82848d, #85828d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #82848D?: #82848D 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 #82848D?: The RGB value is 130, 132, 141: 130 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82848D?: The complementary color is #8D8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82848D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.