What color is #829485?

#829485 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829485?

The RGB value is 130, 148, 133: 130 red, 148 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829485?

The complementary color is #948291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829485?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829485 color

#829485 rgb(130, 148, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829485 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58% green and 52.2% blue (130, 148, 133).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#829485 color codes

HEX	`#829485`
RGB	`rgb(130, 148, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.54, -9.46, 5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.54, 11.08, 148.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.029, 27.619, 26.251)`
Decimal	`8557701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829485, 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 #829485	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829485 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #829485 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829485; }
.text { color: #829485; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829485; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 148 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829485, #82948e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829485?: #829485 is a gray, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829485?: The RGB value is 130, 148, 133: 130 red, 148 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829485?: The complementary color is #948291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829485?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.