What color is #828158?

#828158 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828158?

The RGB value is 130, 129, 88: 130 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828158?

The complementary color is #585982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828158?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828158 color

#828158 rgb(130, 129, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828158 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.6% green and 34.5% blue (130, 129, 88).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#828158 color codes

HEX	`#828158`
RGB	`rgb(130, 129, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, -6.49, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 23.34, 106.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.818, 21.151, 12.322)`
Decimal	`8552792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828158, 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 #828158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	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 #828158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828158; }
.text { color: #828158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 129 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828158, #6e8258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828158?: #828158 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828158?: The RGB value is 130, 129, 88: 130 red, 129 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828158?: The complementary color is #585982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828158?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.