What color is #82918F?

#82918F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82918F?

The RGB value is 130, 145, 143: 130 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82918F?

The complementary color is #918284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82918F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82918F color

#82918F rgb(130, 145, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82918F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.9% green and 56.1% blue (130, 145, 143).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#82918F color codes

HEX	`#82918F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 145, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, -5.79, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 5.85, 187.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.288, 26.979, 29.909)`
Decimal	`8556943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82918F, 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 #82918F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82918F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #82918F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82918f; }
.text { color: #82918f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82918f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 145 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82918f, #828b91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82918F?: #82918F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82918F?: The RGB value is 130, 145, 143: 130 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82918F?: The complementary color is #918284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82918F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.