What color is #818663?

#818663 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 #818663?

The RGB value is 129, 134, 99: 129 red, 134 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818663?

The complementary color is #686386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818663?

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.

#818663 color

#818663 rgb(129, 134, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #818663 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.5% green and 38.8% blue (129, 134, 99).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% 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).

#818663 color codes

HEX	`#818663`
RGB	`rgb(129, 134, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, -8.09, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 19.99, 113.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.83, 22.618, 15.123)`
Decimal	`8488547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818663, 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 #818663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818663 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 #818663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818663; }
.text { color: #818663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 134 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818663, #6f8663); }

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Questions

What color is #818663?: #818663 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 #818663?: The RGB value is 129, 134, 99: 129 red, 134 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818663?: The complementary color is #686386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818663?: 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.