What color is #82A6B5?

#82A6B5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A6B5?

The RGB value is 130, 166, 181: 130 red, 166 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A6B5?

The complementary color is #B59182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A6B5 color

#82A6B5 rgb(130, 166, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #82A6B5 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.1% green and 71% blue (130, 166, 181).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#82A6B5 color codes

HEX	`#82A6B5`
RGB	`rgb(130, 166, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, -8.71, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 14.61, 233.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.18, 35.353, 48.888)`
Decimal	`8562357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A6B5, 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 #82A6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #82A6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a6b5; }
.text { color: #82a6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 166 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a6b5, #828db5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #82A6B5?: #82A6B5 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A6B5?: The RGB value is 130, 166, 181: 130 red, 166 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A6B5?: The complementary color is #B59182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.