What color is #818C6D?

#818C6D 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 #818C6D?

The RGB value is 129, 140, 109: 129 red, 140 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818C6D?

The complementary color is #786D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818C6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818C6D color

#818C6D rgb(129, 140, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #818C6D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.9% green and 42.7% blue (129, 140, 109).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#818C6D color codes

HEX	`#818C6D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 140, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -9.8, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 18.13, 122.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.191, 24.527, 18.083)`
Decimal	`8490093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818C6D, 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 #818C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #818C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818c6d; }
.text { color: #818c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 140 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818c6d, #728c6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #818C6D?: #818C6D 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 #818C6D?: The RGB value is 129, 140, 109: 129 red, 140 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818C6D?: The complementary color is #786D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818C6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.