What color is #829478?

#829478 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829478?

The RGB value is 130, 148, 120: 130 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829478?

The complementary color is #8A7894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829478 color

#829478 rgb(130, 148, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #829478 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58% green and 47.1% blue (130, 148, 120).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#829478 color codes

HEX	`#829478`
RGB	`rgb(130, 148, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, -11.87, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 17.38, 133.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.185, 27.281, 21.81)`
Decimal	`8557688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829478, 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 #829478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #829478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829478; }
.text { color: #829478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 148 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829478, #78947c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829478?: #829478 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829478?: The RGB value is 130, 148, 120: 130 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829478?: The complementary color is #8A7894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.