What color is #829777?

#829777 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829777?

The RGB value is 130, 151, 119: 130 red, 151 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829777?

The complementary color is #8C7797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829777 color

#829777 rgb(130, 151, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #829777 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.2% green and 46.7% blue (130, 151, 119).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#829777 color codes

HEX	`#829777`
RGB	`rgb(130, 151, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.08, -13.65, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.08, 19.87, 133.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.602, 28.211, 21.651)`
Decimal	`8558455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829777, 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 #829777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #829777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829777; }
.text { color: #829777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 151 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829777, #77977c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #829777?: #829777 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829777?: The RGB value is 130, 151, 119: 130 red, 151 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829777?: The complementary color is #8C7797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.