What color is #82877C?

#82877C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82877C?

The RGB value is 130, 135, 124: 130 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82877C?

The complementary color is #817C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82877C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82877C color

#82877C rgb(130, 135, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82877C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.9% green and 48.6% blue (130, 135, 124).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#82877C color codes

HEX	`#82877C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 135, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, -3.99, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 6.62, 127.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.507, 23.529, 22.473)`
Decimal	`8554364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82877C, 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 #82877C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82877C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #82877C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82877c; }
.text { color: #82877c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82877c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 135 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82877c, #7d877c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #82877C?: #82877C is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82877C?: The RGB value is 130, 135, 124: 130 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82877C?: The complementary color is #817C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82877C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.