What color is #828E73?

#828E73 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 #828E73?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 115: 130 red, 142 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828E73?

The complementary color is #7F738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828E73 color

#828E73 rgb(130, 142, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #828E73 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 45.1% blue (130, 142, 115).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#828E73 color codes

HEX	`#828E73`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, -9.49, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 16.06, 126.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.973, 25.33, 19.948)`
Decimal	`8556147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828E73, 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 #828E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #828E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e73; }
.text { color: #828e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e73, #748e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828E73?: #828E73 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 #828E73?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 115: 130 red, 142 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828E73?: The complementary color is #7F738E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.