What color is #828E77?

#828E77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828E77?

The RGB value is 130, 142, 119: 130 red, 142 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828E77?

The complementary color is #83778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828E77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828E77 color

#828E77 rgb(130, 142, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #828E77 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 55.7% green and 46.7% blue (130, 142, 119).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#828E77 color codes

HEX	`#828E77`
RGB	`rgb(130, 142, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 55.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, -8.79, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 13.93, 129.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.208, 25.424, 21.186)`
Decimal	`8556151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828E77, 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 #828E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #828E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828e77; }
.text { color: #828e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 142 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828e77, #778e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #828E77?: #828E77 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828E77?: The RGB value is 130, 142, 119: 130 red, 142 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828E77?: The complementary color is #83778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828E77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.