What color is #81884E?

#81884E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81884E?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 78: 129 red, 136 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81884E?

The complementary color is #554E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81884E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81884E color

#81884E rgb(129, 136, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #81884E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 30.6% blue (129, 136, 78).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grasshopper (#77824A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#81884E color codes

HEX	`#81884E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 43%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, -12.03, 30.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 32.53, 111.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.233, 22.826, 10.599)`
Decimal	`8489038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81884E, 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 #81884E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81884E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #81884E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81884e; }
.text { color: #81884e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81884e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81884e, #64884e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #81884E?: #81884E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Grasshopper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81884E?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 78: 129 red, 136 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81884E?: The complementary color is #554E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81884E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.