What color is #829BAE?

#829BAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829BAE?

The RGB value is 130, 155, 174: 130 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829BAE?

The complementary color is #AE9582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829BAE color

#829BAE rgb(130, 155, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #829BAE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60.8% green and 68.2% blue (130, 155, 174).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#829BAE color codes

HEX	`#829BAE`
RGB	`rgb(130, 155, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 11%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, -4.36, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 13.5, 251.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.565, 31.244, 44.562)`
Decimal	`8559534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829BAE, 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 #829BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #829BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829bae; }
.text { color: #829bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 155 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829bae, #8285ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #829BAE?: #829BAE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829BAE?: The RGB value is 130, 155, 174: 130 red, 155 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829BAE?: The complementary color is #AE9582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.