What color is #81886A?

#81886A 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 #81886A?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 106: 129 red, 136 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81886A?

The complementary color is #716A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81886A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81886A color

#81886A rgb(129, 136, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #81886A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 41.6% blue (129, 136, 106).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#81886A color codes

HEX	`#81886A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, -8.09, 15.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 17.3, 117.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.459, 23.316, 17.056)`
Decimal	`8489066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81886A, 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 #81886A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81886A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #81886A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81886a; }
.text { color: #81886a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81886a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81886a, #72886a); }

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Questions

What color is #81886A?: #81886A 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 #81886A?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 106: 129 red, 136 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81886A?: The complementary color is #716A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81886A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.