What color is #829556?

#829556 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829556?

The RGB value is 130, 149, 86: 130 red, 149 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829556?

The complementary color is #695695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829556?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829556 color

#829556 rgb(130, 149, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #829556 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.4% green and 33.7% blue (130, 149, 86).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#829556 color codes

HEX	`#829556`
RGB	`rgb(130, 149, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 42%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -17.54, 31.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 35.62, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.633, 26.913, 12.857)`
Decimal	`8557910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829556, 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 #829556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #829556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829556; }
.text { color: #829556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 149 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829556, #629556); }

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Questions

What color is #829556?: #829556 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829556?: The RGB value is 130, 149, 86: 130 red, 149 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829556?: The complementary color is #695695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829556?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.