What color is #829560?

#829560 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 #829560?

The RGB value is 130, 149, 96: 130 red, 149 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829560?

The complementary color is #736095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829560?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829560 color

#829560 rgb(130, 149, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #829560 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.4% green and 37.6% blue (130, 149, 96).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#829560 color codes

HEX	`#829560`
RGB	`rgb(130, 149, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.05, -16.21, 25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.05, 30.48, 122.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.064, 27.085, 15.13)`
Decimal	`8557920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829560, 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 #829560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #829560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829560; }
.text { color: #829560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 149 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829560, #679560); }

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Questions

What color is #829560?: #829560 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 #829560?: The RGB value is 130, 149, 96: 130 red, 149 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829560?: The complementary color is #736095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829560?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.