What color is #829F51?

#829F51 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829F51?

The RGB value is 130, 159, 81: 130 red, 159 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829F51?

The complementary color is #6E519F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829F51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829F51 color

#829F51 rgb(130, 159, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #829F51 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 62.4% green and 31.8% blue (130, 159, 81).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#829F51 color codes

HEX	`#829F51`
RGB	`rgb(130, 159, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 62.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 49%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 49%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, -23.24, 37.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 43.85, 122)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.089, 30.136, 12.383)`
Decimal	`8560465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829F51, 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 #829F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #829F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829f51; }
.text { color: #829f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 159 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829f51, #5b9f51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #829F51?: #829F51 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829F51?: The RGB value is 130, 159, 81: 130 red, 159 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829F51?: The complementary color is #6E519F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829F51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.