What color is #829F7C?

#829F7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #829F7C?

The RGB value is 130, 159, 124: 130 red, 159 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #829F7C?

The complementary color is #997C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #829F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#829F7C color

#829F7C rgb(130, 159, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #829F7C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 62.4% green and 48.6% blue (130, 159, 124).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#829F7C color codes

HEX	`#829F7C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 159, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 62.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, -17, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 22.68, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.241, 30.997, 23.718)`
Decimal	`8560508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #829F7C, 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 #829F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#829F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #829F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #829f7c; }
.text { color: #829f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #829f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 159 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #829f7c, #7c9f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #829F7C?: #829F7C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #829F7C?: The RGB value is 130, 159, 124: 130 red, 159 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #829F7C?: The complementary color is #997C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #829F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.