What color is #829582?

#829582 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829582?

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

What is the complementary color of #829582?

The complementary color is #958295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829582 color

#829582 rgb(130, 149, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #829582 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#829582 color codes

HEX	`#829582`
RGB	`rgb(130, 149, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.75, -10.58, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.75, 13.13, 143.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.982, 27.852, 25.227)`
Decimal	`8557954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829582, 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 #829582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #829582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829582; }
.text { color: #829582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 149 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829582, #82958c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829582?: #829582 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829582?: The RGB value is 130, 149, 130: 130 red, 149 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829582?: The complementary color is #958295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.