What color is #82868A?

#82868A is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82868A?

The RGB value is 130, 134, 138: 130 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82868A?

The complementary color is #8A8682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82868A color

#82868A rgb(130, 134, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82868A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (130, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aluminium (#848789), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#82868A color codes

HEX	`#82868A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -0.66, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 2.74, 256.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.318, 23.631, 27.425)`
Decimal	`8554122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82868A, 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 #82868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #82868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82868a; }
.text { color: #82868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82868a, #82828a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #82868A?: #82868A is a gray, closest to the named color Aluminium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82868A?: The RGB value is 130, 134, 138: 130 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82868A?: The complementary color is #8A8682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.