What color is #82A09F?

#82A09F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A09F?

The RGB value is 130, 160, 159: 130 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A09F?

The complementary color is #A08283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A09F color

#82A09F rgb(130, 160, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82A09F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 62.7% green and 62.4% blue (130, 160, 159).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#82A09F color codes

HEX	`#82A09F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 160, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 62.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, -10.55, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 10.95, 195.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.033, 32.39, 37.569)`
Decimal	`8560799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A09F, 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 #82A09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	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 #82A09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a09f; }
.text { color: #82a09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 160 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a09f, #8292a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82A09F?: #82A09F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A09F?: The RGB value is 130, 160, 159: 130 red, 160 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A09F?: The complementary color is #A08283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.