Color swatch image showing Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) with RGB(130,130,130) values

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) Color Information

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) RGB value is (130, 130, 130). The hex color red value is 130, green is 130, and blue is 130. Its HSL format shows a hue of 0°, saturation of 0 percent, and lightness of 51 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent, 49 percent.

Pearl Dark Grey
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Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) Color Meaning

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) signifies balanced neutrality, urban baseline, and digital bedrock. This precise medium grey is a perfect midpoint between black and white, suggesting pixels, asphalt, and polished concrete. Psychologically, Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) is stabilizing and non-distracting, providing a reliable, unobtrusive backdrop that promotes focus and rational thought. It conveys professionalism, modernity, and a sense of unbiased foundation, making it a cornerstone of user interface design and corporate aesthetics. This color is the epitome of functional neutrality. Symbolically, Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) represents the common ground, the average, and the functional medium upon which contrast is built. It is the color of standard issue, mass production, and the networked infrastructure of modern life. Culturally, it is the workhorse of digital and architectural grays, chosen for its absolute lack of emotional bias or visual noise. Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) embodies the concept of a blank, receptive state, ready to be defined by the content it holds.

Convert Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#828282
RGB
rgb(130, 130, 130)
HSL
hsl(0°, 0%, 51%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 49%)
HSV
hsv(0°, 0%, 51%)
XYZ
21.2178 22.3228 24.3095
Yxy
22.3228 0.3127 0.3290
Hunter Lab
47.2470 0.0003 -0.0005
CIE-Lab
54.3678 0.0032 -0.0063

RGB Values

Red130 / 255 (51%)
51%
Green130 / 255 (51%)
51%
Blue130 / 255 (51%)
51%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta0 / 100 (0%)
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)49 / 100 (49%)
49%

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

(WCAG 2.1) Test Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#828282

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.84:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.84:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.84:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

See how #828282 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282)

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

Background Color

background-color: #828282;

Text Color

color: #828282;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #828282;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #82828240;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #828282;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #828282 0%, #4d4d4d 100%);

Pearl Dark Grey (#828282) Color FAQs

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