What color is #829783?

#829783 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 #829783?

The RGB value is 130, 151, 131: 130 red, 151 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829783?

The complementary color is #978296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829783 color

#829783 rgb(130, 151, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #829783 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.2% green and 51.4% blue (130, 151, 131).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#829783 color codes

HEX	`#829783`
RGB	`rgb(130, 151, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.35, -11.47, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.35, 14.02, 144.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.368, 28.517, 25.689)`
Decimal	`8558467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829783, 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 #829783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #829783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829783; }
.text { color: #829783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 151 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829783, #82978e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829783?: #829783 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 #829783?: The RGB value is 130, 151, 131: 130 red, 151 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829783?: The complementary color is #978296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.