What color is #818970?

#818970 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 #818970?

The RGB value is 129, 137, 112: 129 red, 137 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818970?

The complementary color is #787089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818970 color

#818970 rgb(129, 137, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #818970 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.7% green and 43.9% blue (129, 137, 112).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#818970 color codes

HEX	`#818970`
RGB	`rgb(129, 137, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, -7.64, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 14.6, 121.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.923, 23.728, 18.804)`
Decimal	`8489328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818970, 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 #818970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #818970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818970; }
.text { color: #818970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 137 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818970, #758970); }

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Questions

What color is #818970?: #818970 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 #818970?: The RGB value is 129, 137, 112: 129 red, 137 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818970?: The complementary color is #787089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.