What color is #82A1A0?

#82A1A0 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 #82A1A0?

The RGB value is 130, 161, 160: 130 red, 161 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A1A0?

The complementary color is #A18283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A1A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A1A0 color

#82A1A0 rgb(130, 161, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82A1A0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 63.1% green and 62.7% blue (130, 161, 160).

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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#82A1A0 color codes

HEX	`#82A1A0`
RGB	`rgb(130, 161, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 63.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, -10.87, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 11.29, 195.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.294, 32.773, 38.086)`
Decimal	`8561056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A1A0, 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 #82A1A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A1A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #82A1A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a1a0; }
.text { color: #82a1a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a1a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 161 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a1a0, #8293a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82A1A0?: #82A1A0 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 #82A1A0?: The RGB value is 130, 161, 160: 130 red, 161 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A1A0?: The complementary color is #A18283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A1A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.