What color is #828762?

#828762 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828762?

The RGB value is 130, 135, 98: 130 red, 135 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828762?

The complementary color is #676287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828762?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828762 color

#828762 rgb(130, 135, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #828762 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.9% green and 38.4% blue (130, 135, 98).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#828762 color codes

HEX	`#828762`
RGB	`rgb(130, 135, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, -8.39, 19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 21.08, 113.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.074, 22.956, 14.926)`
Decimal	`8554338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828762, 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 #828762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #828762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828762; }
.text { color: #828762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 135 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828762, #6f8762); }

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Questions

What color is #828762?: #828762 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828762?: The RGB value is 130, 135, 98: 130 red, 135 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828762?: The complementary color is #676287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828762?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.