What color is #828F7A?

#828F7A 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 #828F7A?

The RGB value is 130, 143, 122: 130 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828F7A?

The complementary color is #877A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828F7A color

#828F7A rgb(130, 143, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #828F7A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.1% green and 47.8% blue (130, 143, 122).

Its hue angle is 97°, 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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#828F7A color codes

HEX	`#828F7A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 143, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, -8.8, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 13.02, 132.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.541, 25.796, 22.2)`
Decimal	`8556410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828F7A, 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 #828F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #828F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828f7a; }
.text { color: #828f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 143 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828f7a, #7a8f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #828F7A?: #828F7A 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 #828F7A?: The RGB value is 130, 143, 122: 130 red, 143 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828F7A?: The complementary color is #877A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.