What color is #829882?

#829882 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 #829882?

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

What is the complementary color of #829882?

The complementary color is #988298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829882 color

#829882 rgb(130, 152, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #829882 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#829882 color codes

HEX	`#829882`
RGB	`rgb(130, 152, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, -12.2, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 15.16, 143.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.463, 28.814, 25.388)`
Decimal	`8558722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829882, 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 #829882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #829882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829882; }
.text { color: #829882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 152 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829882, #82988d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829882?: #829882 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 #829882?: The RGB value is 130, 152, 130: 130 red, 152 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829882?: The complementary color is #988298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.