What color is #82888B?

#82888B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82888B?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 139: 130 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82888B?

The complementary color is #8B8582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82888B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82888B color

#82888B rgb(130, 136, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82888B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 54.5% blue (130, 136, 139).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#82888B color codes

HEX	`#82888B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 6%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, -1.58, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 2.85, 236.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.669, 24.218, 27.901)`
Decimal	`8554635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82888B, 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 #82888B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82888B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #82888B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82888b; }
.text { color: #82888b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82888b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82888b, #82848b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #82888B?: #82888B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82888B?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 139: 130 red, 136 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82888B?: The complementary color is #8B8582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82888B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.