What color is #829592?

#829592 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829592?

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

What is the complementary color of #829592?

The complementary color is #958285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829592 color

#829592 rgb(130, 149, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829592 is a grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 171°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#829592 color codes

HEX	`#829592`
RGB	`rgb(130, 149, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, -7.37, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 7.41, 185.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.14, 28.316, 31.329)`
Decimal	`8557970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829592, 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 #829592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #829592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829592; }
.text { color: #829592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 149 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829592, #828f95); }

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Questions

What color is #829592?: #829592 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829592?: The RGB value is 130, 149, 146: 130 red, 149 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829592?: The complementary color is #958285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.