What color is #829CAA?

#829CAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829CAA?

The RGB value is 130, 156, 170: 130 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829CAA?

The complementary color is #AA9082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829CAA color

#829CAA rgb(130, 156, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829CAA is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 61.2% green and 66.7% blue (130, 156, 170).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#829CAA color codes

HEX	`#829CAA`
RGB	`rgb(130, 156, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 61.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, -5.87, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 11.85, 240.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.348, 31.424, 42.594)`
Decimal	`8559786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829CAA, 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 #829CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #829CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829caa; }
.text { color: #829caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 156 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829caa, #8288aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #829CAA?: #829CAA is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829CAA?: The RGB value is 130, 156, 170: 130 red, 156 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829CAA?: The complementary color is #AA9082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.