What color is #829761?

#829761 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829761?

The RGB value is 130, 151, 97: 130 red, 151 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829761?

The complementary color is #766197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829761?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829761 color

#829761 rgb(130, 151, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #829761 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.2% green and 38% blue (130, 151, 97).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#829761 color codes

HEX	`#829761`
RGB	`rgb(130, 151, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 36%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, -17.12, 26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 31.17, 123.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.43, 27.742, 15.48)`
Decimal	`8558433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829761, 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 #829761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #829761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829761; }
.text { color: #829761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 151 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829761, #679761); }

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Questions

What color is #829761?: #829761 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829761?: The RGB value is 130, 151, 97: 130 red, 151 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829761?: The complementary color is #766197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829761?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.