What color is #829680?

#829680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829680?

The RGB value is 130, 150, 128: 130 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829680?

The complementary color is #948096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829680 color

#829680 rgb(130, 150, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #829680 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.8% green and 50.2% blue (130, 150, 128).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#829680 color codes

HEX	`#829680`
RGB	`rgb(130, 150, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, -11.5, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 14.75, 141.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.008, 28.117, 24.58)`
Decimal	`8558208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829680, 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 #829680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #829680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829680; }
.text { color: #829680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 150 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829680, #809689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829680?: #829680 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829680?: The RGB value is 130, 150, 128: 130 red, 150 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829680?: The complementary color is #948096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.