What color is #829281?

#829281 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829281?

The RGB value is 130, 146, 129: 130 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829281?

The complementary color is #918192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829281 color

#829281 rgb(130, 146, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (130, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#829281 color codes

HEX	`#829281`
RGB	`rgb(130, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -9.14, 7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 11.56, 142.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.446, 26.888, 24.719)`
Decimal	`8557185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829281, 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 #829281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #829281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829281; }
.text { color: #829281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829281, #819289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829281?: #829281 is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829281?: The RGB value is 130, 146, 129: 130 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829281?: The complementary color is #918192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.