What color is #829A9B?

#829A9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829A9B?

The RGB value is 130, 154, 155: 130 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829A9B?

The complementary color is #9B8382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829A9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829A9B color

#829A9B rgb(130, 154, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829A9B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60.4% green and 60.8% blue (130, 154, 155).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#829A9B color codes

HEX	`#829A9B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 154, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, -8.18, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 8.84, 202.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.676, 30.223, 35.432)`
Decimal	`8559259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829A9B, 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 #829A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #829A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829a9b; }
.text { color: #829a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 154 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829a9b, #828e9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #829A9B?: #829A9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829A9B?: The RGB value is 130, 154, 155: 130 red, 154 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829A9B?: The complementary color is #9B8382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829A9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.