What color is #829380?

#829380 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829380?

The RGB value is 130, 147, 128: 130 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829380?

The complementary color is #918093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829380 color

#829380 rgb(130, 147, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #829380 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.6% green and 50.2% blue (130, 147, 128).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#829380 color codes

HEX	`#829380`
RGB	`rgb(130, 147, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, -9.87, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 12.72, 140.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.535, 27.171, 24.423)`
Decimal	`8557440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829380, 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 #829380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #829380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829380; }
.text { color: #829380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 147 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829380, #809388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829380?: #829380 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829380?: The RGB value is 130, 147, 128: 130 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829380?: The complementary color is #918093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.