What color is #829886?

#829886 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 #829886?

The RGB value is 130, 152, 134: 130 red, 152 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829886?

The complementary color is #988294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829886 color

#829886 rgb(130, 152, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #829886 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 59.6% green and 52.5% blue (130, 152, 134).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#829886 color codes

HEX	`#829886`
RGB	`rgb(130, 152, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 59.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -11.43, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 13.34, 148.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.736, 28.923, 26.829)`
Decimal	`8558726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829886, 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 #829886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #829886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829886; }
.text { color: #829886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 152 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829886, #829891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #829886?: #829886 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 #829886?: The RGB value is 130, 152, 134: 130 red, 152 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829886?: The complementary color is #988294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.