What color is #829A98?

#829A98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829A98?

The RGB value is 130, 154, 152: 130 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829A98?

The complementary color is #9A8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829A98 color

#829A98 rgb(130, 154, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829A98 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60.4% green and 59.6% blue (130, 154, 152).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#829A98 color codes

HEX	`#829A98`
RGB	`rgb(130, 154, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, -8.83, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 9.01, 191.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.428, 30.123, 34.122)`
Decimal	`8559256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829A98, 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 #829A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #829A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829a98; }
.text { color: #829a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 154 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829a98, #82909a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #829A98?: #829A98 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829A98?: The RGB value is 130, 154, 152: 130 red, 154 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829A98?: The complementary color is #9A8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.