What color is #829188?

#829188 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 #829188?

The RGB value is 130, 145, 136: 130 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829188?

The complementary color is #91828B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829188 color

#829188 rgb(130, 145, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829188 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.9% green and 53.3% blue (130, 145, 136).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#829188 color codes

HEX	`#829188`
RGB	`rgb(130, 145, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 10%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, -7.22, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 7.8, 157.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.774, 26.774, 27.203)`
Decimal	`8556936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829188, 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 #829188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #829188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829188; }
.text { color: #829188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 145 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829188, #829190); }

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Questions

What color is #829188?: #829188 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 #829188?: The RGB value is 130, 145, 136: 130 red, 145 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829188?: The complementary color is #91828B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.