What color is #828D1F?

#828D1F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828D1F?

The RGB value is 130, 141, 31: 130 red, 141 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828D1F?

The complementary color is #2A1F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828D1F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828D1F color

#828D1F rgb(130, 141, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828D1F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.3% green and 12.2% blue (130, 141, 31).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 64% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#828D1F color codes

HEX	`#828D1F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 141, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 64%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 78%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 78%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, -18.02, 52.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 55.91, 108.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.979, 23.895, 4.908)`
Decimal	`8555807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828D1F, 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 #828D1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828D1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #828D1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828d1f; }
.text { color: #828d1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828d1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 141 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828d1f, #4b8d1f); }

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Questions

What color is #828D1F?: #828D1F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828D1F?: The RGB value is 130, 141, 31: 130 red, 141 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828D1F?: The complementary color is #2A1F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828D1F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.