What color is #818866?

#818866 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818866?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 102: 129 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818866?

The complementary color is #6D6688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818866 color

#818866 rgb(129, 136, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #818866 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 40% blue (129, 136, 102).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#818866 color codes

HEX	`#818866`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, -8.73, 17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 19.51, 116.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.256, 23.235, 15.985)`
Decimal	`8489062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818866, 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 #818866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #818866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818866; }
.text { color: #818866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818866, #708866); }

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Questions

What color is #818866?: #818866 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818866?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 102: 129 red, 136 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818866?: The complementary color is #6D6688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.