What color is #829E8F?

#829E8F 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 #829E8F?

The RGB value is 130, 158, 143: 130 red, 158 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829E8F?

The complementary color is #9E8291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829E8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829E8F color

#829E8F rgb(130, 158, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #829E8F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 62% green and 56.1% blue (130, 158, 143).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#829E8F color codes

HEX	`#829E8F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 158, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 62%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, -12.87, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 13.67, 160.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.389, 31.182, 30.61)`
Decimal	`8560271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829E8F, 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 #829E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #829E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829e8f; }
.text { color: #829e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 158 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829e8f, #829e9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #829E8F?: #829E8F 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 #829E8F?: The RGB value is 130, 158, 143: 130 red, 158 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829E8F?: The complementary color is #9E8291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.