What color is #818C71?

#818C71 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 #818C71?

The RGB value is 129, 140, 113: 129 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818C71?

The complementary color is #7C718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818C71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818C71 color

#818C71 rgb(129, 140, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #818C71 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.9% green and 44.3% blue (129, 140, 113).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#818C71 color codes

HEX	`#818C71`
RGB	`rgb(129, 140, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, -9.12, 13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 15.97, 124.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.412, 24.615, 19.243)`
Decimal	`8490097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818C71, 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 #818C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #818C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818c71; }
.text { color: #818c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 140 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818c71, #738c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #818C71?: #818C71 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 #818C71?: The RGB value is 129, 140, 113: 129 red, 140 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818C71?: The complementary color is #7C718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818C71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.