What color is #82A5A8?

#82A5A8 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 #82A5A8?

The RGB value is 130, 165, 168: 130 red, 165 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A5A8?

The complementary color is #A88582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A5A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A5A8 color

#82A5A8 rgb(130, 165, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82A5A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 64.7% green and 65.9% blue (130, 165, 168).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#82A5A8 color codes

HEX	`#82A5A8`
RGB	`rgb(130, 165, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 64.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, -11.22, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 12.49, 206.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.727, 34.482, 42.128)`
Decimal	`8562088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A5A8, 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 #82A5A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A5A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #82A5A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a5a8; }
.text { color: #82a5a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a5a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 165 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a5a8, #8292a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #82A5A8?: #82A5A8 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 #82A5A8?: The RGB value is 130, 165, 168: 130 red, 165 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A5A8?: The complementary color is #A88582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A5A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.