What color is #829F96?

#829F96 is a grayish spring green known as Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Japanese Bonsai?

The RGB value is 130, 159, 150: 130 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Japanese Bonsai?

The complementary color is #9F828B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Japanese Bonsai color: hex code #829F96

#829F96 rgb(130, 159, 150)

Shades of gray

Japanese Bonsai has the hex code #829F96. It is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 62.4% green and 58.8% blue (130, 159, 150).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

Japanese Bonsai (#829F96) color codes

HEX	`#829F96`
RGB	`rgb(130, 159, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 62.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, -11.96, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 12.03, 173.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.108, 31.743, 33.547)`
Decimal	`8560534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Japanese Bonsai, 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 #829F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #829F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829f96; }
.text { color: #829f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 159 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829f96, #82999f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

See #829F96 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #829F96?: #829F96 is a grayish spring green known as Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Japanese Bonsai?: The RGB value is 130, 159, 150: 130 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Japanese Bonsai?: The complementary color is #9F828B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.