What color is #82858C?

#82858C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82858C?

The RGB value is 130, 133, 140: 130 red, 133 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82858C?

The complementary color is #8C8982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82858C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82858C color

#82858C rgb(130, 133, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82858C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.2% green and 54.9% blue (130, 133, 140).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#82858C color codes

HEX	`#82858C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 133, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, 0.33, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 4.15, 274.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.326, 23.414, 28.149)`
Decimal	`8553868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82858C, 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 #82858C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82858C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #82858C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82858c; }
.text { color: #82858c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82858c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 133 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82858c, #84828c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #82858C?: #82858C is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82858C?: The RGB value is 130, 133, 140: 130 red, 133 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82858C?: The complementary color is #8C8982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82858C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.