#828282 Color

#828282 is rgb(130, 130, 130) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gray (#808080), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#828282

RGBrgb(130, 130, 130)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 51%)

HSVhsv(0, 0%, 51%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0 0)

LABlab(54.37% -0.00 0.00)

LCHlch(54.37% 0.00 0.00)

What #828282 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #828282, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gray#808080ΔE 0.78 Battleship Gray#848482ΔE 1.34 Titanium#878681ΔE 3.24 Taupe Gray#8B8589ΔE 3.66 Philippine Gray#8C8C8CΔE 3.88 Middle Gray#8B8680ΔE 4.5

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#828282 Channel Values

How #828282 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 130 · G 130 · B 130	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 0% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 0% · V 51%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 49%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.84:1 vs white · 5.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #828282 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #828282

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #828282; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #828282

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #828282 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Using #828282 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-828282: #828282;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #828282;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-828282': '#828282' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.510, blue: 0.510)

Android XML<color name="color_828282">#828282</color>

SVG fillfill="#828282"

More Gray Colors

#828282 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

828e84 808080 838996 807473 848482 7e8a93 878681 7d7d7d 878787 7a7a7a 899499 79716b 8b8680 9c9c9c a9acb6 bababa c8c8cd d8d8d8 333333 41424c 4e5451 57534d 696969 738678

#828282 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #828282?

#828282 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(130, 130, 130) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gray (#808080), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.78.

What is the RGB value of #828282?

#828282 is rgb(130, 130, 130) — red 130, green 130, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #828282?

#828282 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #828282 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #828282 scores 3.84:1 against white and 5.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #828282 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #828282 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 0.78, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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