What color is #828C72?

#828C72 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 #828C72?

The RGB value is 130, 140, 114: 130 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828C72?

The complementary color is #7C728C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828C72 color

#828C72 rgb(130, 140, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #828C72 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 54.9% green and 44.7% blue (130, 140, 114).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#828C72 color codes

HEX	`#828C72`
RGB	`rgb(130, 140, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 54.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.8, -8.57, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.8, 15.31, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.621, 24.717, 19.548)`
Decimal	`8555634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828C72, 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 #828C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #828C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828c72; }
.text { color: #828c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 140 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828c72, #758c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828C72?: #828C72 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 #828C72?: The RGB value is 130, 140, 114: 130 red, 140 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828C72?: The complementary color is #7C728C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.