What color is #829675?

#829675 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829675?

The RGB value is 130, 150, 117: 130 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829675?

The complementary color is #897596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829675?

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.

#829675 color

#829675 rgb(130, 150, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #829675 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.8% green and 45.9% blue (130, 150, 117).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#829675 color codes

HEX	`#829675`
RGB	`rgb(130, 150, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.75, -13.46, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.75, 20.23, 131.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.323, 27.843, 20.972)`
Decimal	`8558197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829675, 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 #829675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829675 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 #829675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829675; }
.text { color: #829675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 150 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829675, #759679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #829675?: #829675 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829675?: The RGB value is 130, 150, 117: 130 red, 150 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829675?: The complementary color is #897596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829675?: 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.