What color is #829195?

#829195 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829195?

The RGB value is 130, 145, 149: 130 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829195?

The complementary color is #958682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829195 color

#829195 rgb(130, 145, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829195 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.9% green and 58.4% blue (130, 145, 149).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#829195 color codes

HEX	`#829195`
RGB	`rgb(130, 145, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, -4.52, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 6, 221.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.755, 27.166, 32.367)`
Decimal	`8556949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829195, 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 #829195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #829195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829195; }
.text { color: #829195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 145 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829195, #828895); }

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Questions

What color is #829195?: #829195 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829195?: The RGB value is 130, 145, 149: 130 red, 145 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829195?: The complementary color is #958682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.