What color is #828F79?

#828F79 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 #828F79?

The RGB value is 130, 143, 121: 130 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828F79?

The complementary color is #86798F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828F79 color

#828F79 rgb(130, 143, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #828F79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.1% green and 47.5% blue (130, 143, 121).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#828F79 color codes

HEX	`#828F79`
RGB	`rgb(130, 143, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -8.98, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 13.54, 131.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.479, 25.771, 21.875)`
Decimal	`8556409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828F79, 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 #828F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #828F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828f79; }
.text { color: #828f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 143 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828f79, #798f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #828F79?: #828F79 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 #828F79?: The RGB value is 130, 143, 121: 130 red, 143 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828F79?: The complementary color is #86798F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.