What color is #829366?

#829366 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829366?

The RGB value is 130, 147, 102: 130 red, 147 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829366?

The complementary color is #776693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829366?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829366 color

#829366 rgb(130, 147, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #829366 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.6% green and 40% blue (130, 147, 102).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#829366 color codes

HEX	`#829366`
RGB	`rgb(130, 147, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 31%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, -14.28, 21.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 26.12, 123.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.038, 26.572, 16.536)`
Decimal	`8557414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829366, 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 #829366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #829366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829366; }
.text { color: #829366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 147 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829366, #6c9366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #829366?: #829366 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829366?: The RGB value is 130, 147, 102: 130 red, 147 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829366?: The complementary color is #776693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829366?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.