What color is #829295?

#829295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829295?

The RGB value is 130, 146, 149: 130 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829295?

The complementary color is #958582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829295 color

#829295 rgb(130, 146, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829295 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.3% green and 58.4% blue (130, 146, 149).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% 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 6.49:1).

#829295 color codes

HEX	`#829295`
RGB	`rgb(130, 146, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, -5.07, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 6.18, 214.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.908, 27.473, 32.418)`
Decimal	`8557205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829295, 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 #829295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #829295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829295; }
.text { color: #829295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 146 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829295, #828995); }

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Questions

What color is #829295?: #829295 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829295?: The RGB value is 130, 146, 149: 130 red, 146 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829295?: The complementary color is #958582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.