What color is #829C8B?

#829C8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829C8B?

The RGB value is 130, 156, 139: 130 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829C8B?

The complementary color is #9C8293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829C8B color

#829C8B rgb(130, 156, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #829C8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 61.2% green and 54.5% blue (130, 156, 139).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#829C8B color codes

HEX	`#829C8B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 156, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 61.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 11%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -12.6, 5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 13.91, 154.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.753, 30.386, 28.929)`
Decimal	`8559755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829C8B, 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 #829C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #829C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829c8b; }
.text { color: #829c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 156 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829c8b, #829c98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #829C8B?: #829C8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829C8B?: The RGB value is 130, 156, 139: 130 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829C8B?: The complementary color is #9C8293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.