What color is #818561?

#818561 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 #818561?

The RGB value is 129, 133, 97: 129 red, 133 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818561?

The complementary color is #656185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818561?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818561 color

#818561 rgb(129, 133, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818561 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.2% green and 38% blue (129, 133, 97).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#818561 color codes

HEX	`#818561`
RGB	`rgb(129, 133, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, -7.84, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 20.53, 112.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.598, 22.305, 14.58)`
Decimal	`8488289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818561, 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 #818561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #818561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818561; }
.text { color: #818561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 133 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818561, #6f8561); }

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Questions

What color is #818561?: #818561 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 #818561?: The RGB value is 129, 133, 97: 129 red, 133 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818561?: The complementary color is #656185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818561?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.