What color is #829C88?

#829C88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829C88?

The RGB value is 130, 156, 136: 130 red, 156 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829C88?

The complementary color is #9C8296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829C88?

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.

#829C88 color

#829C88 rgb(130, 156, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #829C88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 61.2% green and 53.3% blue (130, 156, 136).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#829C88 color codes

HEX	`#829C88`
RGB	`rgb(130, 156, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 61.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -13.19, 7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 15.16, 150.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.537, 30.3, 27.791)`
Decimal	`8559752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829C88, 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 #829C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829C88 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 #829C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829c88; }
.text { color: #829c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 156 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829c88, #829c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #829C88?: #829C88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829C88?: The RGB value is 130, 156, 136: 130 red, 156 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829C88?: The complementary color is #9C8296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829C88?: 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.