What color is #829B93?

#829B93 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 #829B93?

The RGB value is 130, 155, 147: 130 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829B93?

The complementary color is #9B828A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829B93 color

#829B93 rgb(130, 155, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829B93 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (130, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#829B93 color codes

HEX	`#829B93`
RGB	`rgb(130, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 16%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 5%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -10.43, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 10.51, 173.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.192, 30.294, 32.066)`
Decimal	`8559507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829B93, 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 #829B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #829B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829b93; }
.text { color: #829b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829b93, #82979b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #829B93?: #829B93 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 #829B93?: The RGB value is 130, 155, 147: 130 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829B93?: The complementary color is #9B828A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.