What color is #818772?

#818772 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818772?

The RGB value is 129, 135, 114: 129 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818772?

The complementary color is #787287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818772 color

#818772 rgb(129, 135, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818772 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.9% green and 44.7% blue (129, 135, 114).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#818772 color codes

HEX	`#818772`
RGB	`rgb(129, 135, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -6.19, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 12.24, 120.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.754, 23.21, 19.303)`
Decimal	`8488818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818772, 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 #818772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #818772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818772; }
.text { color: #818772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 135 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818772, #778772); }

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Questions

What color is #818772?: #818772 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818772?: The RGB value is 129, 135, 114: 129 red, 135 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818772?: The complementary color is #787287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.