What color is #829AA5?

#829AA5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829AA5?

The RGB value is 130, 154, 165: 130 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829AA5?

The complementary color is #A58D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829AA5 color

#829AA5 rgb(130, 154, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829AA5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60.4% green and 64.7% blue (130, 154, 165).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#829AA5 color codes

HEX	`#829AA5`
RGB	`rgb(130, 154, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.15, -5.93, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.15, 10.41, 235.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.551, 30.573, 40.04)`
Decimal	`8559269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829AA5, 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 #829AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #829AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829aa5; }
.text { color: #829aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 154 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829aa5, #8288a5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #829AA5?: #829AA5 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829AA5?: The RGB value is 130, 154, 165: 130 red, 154 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829AA5?: The complementary color is #A58D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.