What color is #828F68?

#828F68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828F68?

The RGB value is 130, 143, 104: 130 red, 143 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828F68?

The complementary color is #75688F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828F68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828F68 color

#828F68 rgb(130, 143, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #828F68 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.1% green and 40.8% blue (130, 143, 104).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#828F68 color codes

HEX	`#828F68`
RGB	`rgb(130, 143, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, -11.83, 19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 22.59, 121.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.527, 25.39, 16.861)`
Decimal	`8556392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828F68, 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 #828F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #828F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828f68; }
.text { color: #828f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 143 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828f68, #6f8f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #828F68?: #828F68 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828F68?: The RGB value is 130, 143, 104: 130 red, 143 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828F68?: The complementary color is #75688F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828F68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.