What color is #829A69?

#829A69 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 #829A69?

The RGB value is 130, 154, 105: 130 red, 154 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829A69?

The complementary color is #81699A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829A69?

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.

#829A69 color

#829A69 rgb(130, 154, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #829A69 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60.4% green and 41.2% blue (130, 154, 105).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sleepy Hollow (#839C6D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#829A69 color codes

HEX	`#829A69`
RGB	`rgb(130, 154, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, -17.51, 23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 28.93, 127.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.311, 28.877, 17.708)`
Decimal	`8559209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829A69, 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 #829A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#829A69 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 #829A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829a69; }
.text { color: #829a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 154 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829a69, #699a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #829A69?: #829A69 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 #829A69?: The RGB value is 130, 154, 105: 130 red, 154 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829A69?: The complementary color is #81699A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829A69?: 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.