What color is #818461?

#818461 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818461?

The RGB value is 129, 132, 97: 129 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818461?

The complementary color is #646184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818461?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818461 color

#818461 rgb(129, 132, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818461 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.8% green and 38% blue (129, 132, 97).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#818461 color codes

HEX	`#818461`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.06, -7.29, 18.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.06, 19.96, 111.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.462, 22.033, 14.534)`
Decimal	`8488033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818461, 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 #818461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #818461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818461; }
.text { color: #818461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818461, #6f8461); }

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Questions

What color is #818461?: #818461 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818461?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 97: 129 red, 132 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818461?: The complementary color is #646184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818461?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.