What color is #898282?

#898282 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898282?

The RGB value is 137, 130, 130: 137 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898282?

The complementary color is #828989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898282 color

#898282 rgb(137, 130, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #898282 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51% green and 51% blue (137, 130, 130).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Detective Coat (#8B8685), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#898282 color codes

HEX	`#898282`
RGB	`rgb(137, 130, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, 2.63, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 2.79, 19.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.328, 22.896, 24.358)`
Decimal	`9011842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898282, 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 #898282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	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 #898282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898282; }
.text { color: #898282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 130 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898282, #898582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #898282?: #898282 is a gray, closest to the named color Detective Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898282?: The RGB value is 137, 130, 130: 137 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898282?: The complementary color is #828989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.