What color is #829CAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #829CAD?

The RGB value is 130, 156, 173: 130 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829CAD?

The complementary color is #AD9382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829CAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829CAD color

#829CAD rgb(130, 156, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829CAD is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 61.2% green and 67.8% blue (130, 156, 173).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#829CAD color codes

HEX	`#829CAD`
RGB	`rgb(130, 156, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 61.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 10%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, -5.16, -11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 12.92, 246.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.635, 31.539, 44.106)`
Decimal	`8559789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829CAD, 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 #829CAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829CAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #829CAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829cad; }
.text { color: #829cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829cad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 156 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829cad, #8287ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #829CAD?: #829CAD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829CAD?: The RGB value is 130, 156, 173: 130 red, 156 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829CAD?: The complementary color is #AD9382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829CAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.