What color is #81885B?

#81885B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81885B?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 91: 129 red, 136 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81885B?

The complementary color is #625B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81885B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81885B color

#81885B rgb(129, 136, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #81885B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 35.7% blue (129, 136, 91).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#81885B color codes

HEX	`#81885B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, -10.35, 23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 25.55, 113.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.746, 23.031, 13.301)`
Decimal	`8489051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81885B, 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 #81885B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81885B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #81885B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81885b; }
.text { color: #81885b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81885b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81885b, #6a885b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #81885B?: #81885B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81885B?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 91: 129 red, 136 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81885B?: The complementary color is #625B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81885B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.