What color is #818662?

#818662 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818662?

The RGB value is 129, 134, 98: 129 red, 134 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818662?

The complementary color is #676286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818662?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818662 color

#818662 rgb(129, 134, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #818662 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.5% green and 38.4% blue (129, 134, 98).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#818662 color codes

HEX	`#818662`
RGB	`rgb(129, 134, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.66, -8.24, 18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.66, 20.55, 113.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.783, 22.599, 14.873)`
Decimal	`8488546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818662, 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 #818662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #818662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818662; }
.text { color: #818662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 134 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818662, #6f8662); }

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Questions

What color is #818662?: #818662 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818662?: The RGB value is 129, 134, 98: 129 red, 134 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818662?: The complementary color is #676286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818662?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.