What color is #829968?

#829968 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829968?

The RGB value is 130, 153, 104: 130 red, 153 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829968?

The complementary color is #7F6899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829968?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829968 color

#829968 rgb(130, 153, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #829968 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60% green and 40.8% blue (130, 153, 104).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#829968 color codes

HEX	`#829968`
RGB	`rgb(130, 153, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -17.14, 23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 28.81, 126.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.095, 28.528, 17.384)`
Decimal	`8558952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829968, 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 #829968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #829968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829968; }
.text { color: #829968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 153 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829968, #699968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #829968?: #829968 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sleepy Hollow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829968?: The RGB value is 130, 153, 104: 130 red, 153 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829968?: The complementary color is #7F6899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829968?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.