What color is #82887C?

#82887C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82887C?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 124: 130 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82887C?

The complementary color is #827C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82887C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82887C color

#82887C rgb(130, 136, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82887C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 48.6% blue (130, 136, 124).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#82887C color codes

HEX	`#82887C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, -4.55, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 7.28, 128.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.648, 23.809, 22.52)`
Decimal	`8554620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82887C, 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 #82887C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82887C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #82887C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82887c; }
.text { color: #82887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82887c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82887c, #7c887c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82887C?: #82887C is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82887C?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 124: 130 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82887C?: The complementary color is #827C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82887C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.