What color is #829388?

#829388 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 #829388?

The RGB value is 130, 147, 136: 130 red, 147 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829388?

The complementary color is #93828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829388 color

#829388 rgb(130, 147, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829388 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.6% green and 53.3% blue (130, 147, 136).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#829388 color codes

HEX	`#829388`
RGB	`rgb(130, 147, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.33, -8.32, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.33, 9.13, 155.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.083, 27.39, 27.306)`
Decimal	`8557448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829388, 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 #829388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #829388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829388; }
.text { color: #829388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 147 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829388, #829391); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829388?: #829388 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 #829388?: The RGB value is 130, 147, 136: 130 red, 147 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829388?: The complementary color is #93828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.