What color is #829D9B?

#829D9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829D9B?

The RGB value is 130, 157, 155: 130 red, 157 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829D9B?

The complementary color is #9D8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829D9B?

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.

#829D9B color

#829D9B rgb(130, 157, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829D9B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 61.6% green and 60.8% blue (130, 157, 155).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#829D9B color codes

HEX	`#829D9B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 157, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 61.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, -9.81, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 10.03, 192.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.178, 31.226, 35.599)`
Decimal	`8560027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829D9B, 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 #829D9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829D9B 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 #829D9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829d9b; }
.text { color: #829d9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829d9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 157 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829d9b, #82929d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #829D9B?: #829D9B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829D9B?: The RGB value is 130, 157, 155: 130 red, 157 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829D9B?: The complementary color is #9D8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829D9B?: 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.