What color is #82896E?

#82896E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82896E?

The RGB value is 130, 137, 110: 130 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82896E?

The complementary color is #756E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82896E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82896E color

#82896E rgb(130, 137, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #82896E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.7% green and 43.1% blue (130, 137, 110).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#82896E color codes

HEX	`#82896E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 137, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, -7.59, 13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 15.61, 119.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.966, 23.763, 18.231)`
Decimal	`8554862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82896E, 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 #82896E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82896E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #82896E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82896e; }
.text { color: #82896e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82896e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 137 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82896e, #75896e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #82896E?: #82896E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82896E?: The RGB value is 130, 137, 110: 130 red, 137 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82896E?: The complementary color is #756E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82896E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.