What color is #828D73?

#828D73 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828D73?

The RGB value is 130, 141, 115: 130 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828D73?

The complementary color is #7E738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828D73 color

#828D73 rgb(130, 141, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #828D73 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.3% green and 45.1% blue (130, 141, 115).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#828D73 color codes

HEX	`#828D73`
RGB	`rgb(130, 141, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, -8.94, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 15.41, 125.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.825, 25.033, 19.898)`
Decimal	`8555891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828D73, 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 #828D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #828D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828d73; }
.text { color: #828d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 141 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828d73, #758d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828D73?: #828D73 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828D73?: The RGB value is 130, 141, 115: 130 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828D73?: The complementary color is #7E738D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.