What color is #829092?

#829092 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829092?

The RGB value is 130, 144, 146: 130 red, 144 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829092?

The complementary color is #928482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829092 color

#829092 rgb(130, 144, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829092 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.5% green and 57.3% blue (130, 144, 146).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#829092 color codes

HEX	`#829092`
RGB	`rgb(130, 144, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 11%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, -4.6, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 5.38, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.366, 26.767, 31.071)`
Decimal	`8556690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829092, 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 #829092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #829092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829092; }
.text { color: #829092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 144 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829092, #828892); }

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Questions

What color is #829092?: #829092 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829092?: The RGB value is 130, 144, 146: 130 red, 144 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829092?: The complementary color is #928482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.