What color is #829879?

#829879 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829879?

The RGB value is 130, 152, 121: 130 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829879?

The complementary color is #8F7998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829879 color

#829879 rgb(130, 152, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #829879 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.6% green and 47.5% blue (130, 152, 121).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#829879 color codes

HEX	`#829879`
RGB	`rgb(130, 152, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.41, -13.84, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.41, 19.52, 135.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.885, 28.582, 22.344)`
Decimal	`8558713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829879, 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 #829879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #829879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829879; }
.text { color: #829879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 152 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829879, #799880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #829879?: #829879 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829879?: The RGB value is 130, 152, 121: 130 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829879?: The complementary color is #8F7998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.