What color is #81886F?

#81886F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81886F?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 111: 129 red, 136 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81886F?

The complementary color is #766F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81886F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81886F color

#81886F rgb(129, 136, 111)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 43.5% blue (129, 136, 111).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#81886F color codes

HEX	`#81886F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 18%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.51, -7.26, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.51, 14.53, 119.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.726, 23.423, 18.465)`
Decimal	`8489071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81886F, 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 #81886F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81886F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #81886F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81886f; }
.text { color: #81886f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81886f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81886f, #75886f); }

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Questions

What color is #81886F?: #81886F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81886F?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 111: 129 red, 136 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81886F?: The complementary color is #766F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81886F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.