What color is #829990?

#829990 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 #829990?

The RGB value is 130, 153, 144: 130 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829990?

The complementary color is #99828B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829990 color

#829990 rgb(130, 153, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829990 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (130, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#829990 color codes

HEX	`#829990`
RGB	`rgb(130, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, -9.97, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 10.17, 168.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.63, 29.541, 30.732)`
Decimal	`8558992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829990, 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 #829990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #829990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829990; }
.text { color: #829990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829990, #829799); }

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Questions

What color is #829990?: #829990 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 #829990?: The RGB value is 130, 153, 144: 130 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829990?: The complementary color is #99828B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.