What color is #818E6B?

#818E6B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818E6B?

The RGB value is 129, 142, 107: 129 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818E6B?

The complementary color is #786B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818E6B color

#818E6B rgb(129, 142, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #818E6B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 55.7% green and 42% blue (129, 142, 107).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#818E6B color codes

HEX	`#818E6B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 142, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 55.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, -11.21, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 20.47, 123.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.38, 25.075, 17.621)`
Decimal	`8490603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818E6B, 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 #818E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #818E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818e6b; }
.text { color: #818e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 142 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818e6b, #6f8e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #818E6B?: #818E6B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818E6B?: The RGB value is 129, 142, 107: 129 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818E6B?: The complementary color is #786B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.