What color is #828E68?

#828E68 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 #828E68?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 104: 130 red, 142 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828E68?

The complementary color is #74688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828E68 color

#828E68 rgb(130, 142, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #828E68 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 40.8% blue (130, 142, 104).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#828E68 color codes

HEX	`#828E68`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.16, -11.29, 18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.16, 21.97, 120.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.377, 25.091, 16.811)`
Decimal	`8556136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828E68, 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 #828E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #828E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e68; }
.text { color: #828e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e68, #6f8e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #828E68?: #828E68 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 #828E68?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 104: 130 red, 142 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828E68?: The complementary color is #74688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.