What color is #829565?

#829565 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 #829565?

The RGB value is 130, 149, 101: 130 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829565?

The complementary color is #786595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829565 color

#829565 rgb(130, 149, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #829565 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.4% green and 39.6% blue (130, 149, 101).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#829565 color codes

HEX	`#829565`
RGB	`rgb(130, 149, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -15.49, 23.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 27.88, 123.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.302, 27.18, 16.381)`
Decimal	`8557925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829565, 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 #829565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #829565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829565; }
.text { color: #829565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 149 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829565, #6a9565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #829565?: #829565 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 #829565?: The RGB value is 130, 149, 101: 130 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829565?: The complementary color is #786595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.