What color is #829384?

#829384 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 #829384?

The RGB value is 130, 147, 132: 130 red, 147 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829384?

The complementary color is #938291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829384 color

#829384 rgb(130, 147, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829384 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.6% green and 51.8% blue (130, 147, 132).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#829384 color codes

HEX	`#829384`
RGB	`rgb(130, 147, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, -9.11, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 10.85, 147.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.804, 27.279, 25.837)`
Decimal	`8557444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829384, 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 #829384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #829384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829384; }
.text { color: #829384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 147 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829384, #82938d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829384?: #829384 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 #829384?: The RGB value is 130, 147, 132: 130 red, 147 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829384?: The complementary color is #938291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.