What color is #829888?

#829888 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829888?

The RGB value is 130, 152, 136: 130 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829888?

The complementary color is #988292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829888 color

#829888 rgb(130, 152, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829888 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.6% green and 53.3% blue (130, 152, 136).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#829888 color codes

HEX	`#829888`
RGB	`rgb(130, 152, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, -11.04, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 12.48, 152.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.877, 28.979, 27.571)`
Decimal	`8558728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829888, 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 #829888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #829888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829888; }
.text { color: #829888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 152 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829888, #829893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829888?: #829888 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829888?: The RGB value is 130, 152, 136: 130 red, 152 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829888?: The complementary color is #988292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.