What color is #829D9F?

#829D9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829D9F?

The RGB value is 130, 157, 159: 130 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829D9F?

The complementary color is #9F8482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829D9F color

#829D9F rgb(130, 157, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829D9F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 61.6% green and 62.4% blue (130, 157, 159).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#829D9F color codes

HEX	`#829D9F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 157, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 61.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -8.93, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 9.86, 205.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.519, 31.362, 37.398)`
Decimal	`8560031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829D9F, 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 #829D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #829D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829d9f; }
.text { color: #829d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 157 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829d9f, #828e9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #829D9F?: #829D9F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829D9F?: The RGB value is 130, 157, 159: 130 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829D9F?: The complementary color is #9F8482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.