What color is #828A64?

#828A64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828A64?

The RGB value is 130, 138, 100: 130 red, 138 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828A64?

The complementary color is #6C648A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828A64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828A64 color

#828A64 rgb(130, 138, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #828A64 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.1% green and 39.2% blue (130, 138, 100).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#828A64 color codes

HEX	`#828A64`
RGB	`rgb(130, 138, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, -9.73, 19.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 21.73, 116.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.595, 23.843, 15.571)`
Decimal	`8555108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828A64, 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 #828A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #828A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828a64; }
.text { color: #828a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 138 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828a64, #6f8a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828A64?: #828A64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828A64?: The RGB value is 130, 138, 100: 130 red, 138 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828A64?: The complementary color is #6C648A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828A64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.