What color is #818553?

#818553 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818553?

The RGB value is 129, 133, 83: 129 red, 133 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818553?

The complementary color is #575385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818553?

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.

#818553 color

#818553 rgb(129, 133, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818553 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.2% green and 32.5% blue (129, 133, 83).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#818553 color codes

HEX	`#818553`
RGB	`rgb(129, 133, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, -9.78, 26.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 28.23, 110.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.002, 22.067, 11.44)`
Decimal	`8488275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818553, 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 #818553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818553 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 #818553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818553; }
.text { color: #818553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 133 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818553, #688553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #818553?: #818553 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818553?: The RGB value is 129, 133, 83: 129 red, 133 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818553?: The complementary color is #575385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818553?: 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.