What color is #828F74?

#828F74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828F74?

The RGB value is 130, 143, 116: 130 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828F74?

The complementary color is #81748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828F74 color

#828F74 rgb(130, 143, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #828F74 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.1% green and 45.5% blue (130, 143, 116).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#828F74 color codes

HEX	`#828F74`
RGB	`rgb(130, 143, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, -9.86, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 16.17, 127.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.18, 25.652, 20.302)`
Decimal	`8556404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828F74, 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 #828F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #828F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828f74; }
.text { color: #828f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 143 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828f74, #748f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #828F74?: #828F74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828F74?: The RGB value is 130, 143, 116: 130 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828F74?: The complementary color is #81748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.