What color is #829880?

#829880 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 #829880?

The RGB value is 130, 152, 128: 130 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829880?

The complementary color is #968098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829880 color

#829880 rgb(130, 152, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #829880 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.6% green and 50.2% blue (130, 152, 128).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#829880 color codes

HEX	`#829880`
RGB	`rgb(130, 152, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, -12.57, 10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 16.1, 141.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.33, 28.76, 24.687)`
Decimal	`8558720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829880, 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 #829880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #829880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829880; }
.text { color: #829880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 152 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829880, #80988a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #829880?: #829880 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 #829880?: The RGB value is 130, 152, 128: 130 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829880?: The complementary color is #968098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.