What color is #818849?

#818849 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818849?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 73: 129 red, 136 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818849?

The complementary color is #504988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818849?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818849 color

#818849 rgb(129, 136, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818849 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 28.6% blue (129, 136, 73).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#818849 color codes

HEX	`#818849`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 46%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, -12.6, 32.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 35.15, 111.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.06, 22.757, 9.69)`
Decimal	`8489033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818849, 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 #818849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #818849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818849; }
.text { color: #818849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818849, #618849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #818849?: #818849 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818849?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 73: 129 red, 136 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818849?: The complementary color is #504988, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818849?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.