What color is #829089?

#829089 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829089?

The RGB value is 130, 144, 137: 130 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829089?

The complementary color is #908289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829089 color

#829089 rgb(130, 144, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829089 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.5% green and 53.7% blue (130, 144, 137).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#829089 color codes

HEX	`#829089`
RGB	`rgb(130, 144, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, -6.47, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 6.77, 162.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.694, 26.498, 27.528)`
Decimal	`8556681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829089, 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 #829089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #829089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829089; }
.text { color: #829089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 144 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829089, #829090); }

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Questions

What color is #829089?: #829089 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829089?: The RGB value is 130, 144, 137: 130 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829089?: The complementary color is #908289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.