What color is #829891?

#829891 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829891?

The RGB value is 130, 152, 145: 130 red, 152 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829891?

The complementary color is #988289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829891 color

#829891 rgb(130, 152, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829891 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.6% green and 56.9% blue (130, 152, 145).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#829891 color codes

HEX	`#829891`
RGB	`rgb(130, 152, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, -9.22, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 9.29, 173.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.544, 29.246, 31.082)`
Decimal	`8558737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829891, 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 #829891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #829891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829891; }
.text { color: #829891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 152 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829891, #829498); }

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Questions

What color is #829891?: #829891 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829891?: The RGB value is 130, 152, 145: 130 red, 152 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829891?: The complementary color is #988289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.