What color is #818D6C?

#818D6C 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 #818D6C?

The RGB value is 129, 141, 108: 129 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818D6C?

The complementary color is #786C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818D6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818D6C color

#818D6C rgb(129, 141, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #818D6C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 55.3% green and 42.4% blue (129, 141, 108).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#818D6C color codes

HEX	`#818D6C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 141, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 55.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, -10.51, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 19.3, 122.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.285, 24.8, 17.85)`
Decimal	`8490348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818D6C, 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 #818D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #818D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818d6c; }
.text { color: #818d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 141 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818d6c, #708d6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #818D6C?: #818D6C 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 #818D6C?: The RGB value is 129, 141, 108: 129 red, 141 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818D6C?: The complementary color is #786C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818D6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.