What color is #82A4BA?

#82A4BA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A4BA?

The RGB value is 130, 164, 186: 130 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A4BA?

The complementary color is #BA9882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A4BA color

#82A4BA rgb(130, 164, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82A4BA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 64.3% green and 72.9% blue (130, 164, 186).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#82A4BA color codes

HEX	`#82A4BA`
RGB	`rgb(130, 164, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 64.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.62, -6.4, -15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.62, 16.41, 247.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.342, 34.841, 51.518)`
Decimal	`8561850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A4BA, 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 #82A4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #82A4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a4ba; }
.text { color: #82a4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 164 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a4ba, #8288ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #82A4BA?: #82A4BA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A4BA?: The RGB value is 130, 164, 186: 130 red, 164 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A4BA?: The complementary color is #BA9882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.