What color is #81876C?

#81876C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81876C?

The RGB value is 129, 135, 108: 129 red, 135 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81876C?

The complementary color is #726C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81876C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81876C color

#81876C rgb(129, 135, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #81876C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.9% green and 42.4% blue (129, 135, 108).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#81876C color codes

HEX	`#81876C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 135, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 20%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.15, -7.21, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.15, 15.58, 117.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.424, 23.078, 17.563)`
Decimal	`8488812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81876C, 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 #81876C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81876C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #81876C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81876c; }
.text { color: #81876c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81876c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 135 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81876c, #73876c); }

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Questions

What color is #81876C?: #81876C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81876C?: The RGB value is 129, 135, 108: 129 red, 135 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81876C?: The complementary color is #726C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81876C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.