What color is #82998D?

#82998D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82998D?

The RGB value is 130, 153, 141: 130 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82998D?

The complementary color is #99828E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82998D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82998D color

#82998D rgb(130, 153, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82998D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60% green and 55.3% blue (130, 153, 141).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#82998D color codes

HEX	`#82998D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 153, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -10.59, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 11.18, 161.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.404, 29.451, 29.54)`
Decimal	`8558989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82998D, 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 #82998D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82998D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #82998D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82998d; }
.text { color: #82998d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82998d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 153 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82998d, #829999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #82998D?: #82998D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82998D?: The RGB value is 130, 153, 141: 130 red, 153 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82998D?: The complementary color is #99828E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82998D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.