What color is #818F60?

#818F60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818F60?

The RGB value is 129, 143, 96: 129 red, 143 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818F60?

The complementary color is #6E608F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818F60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818F60 color

#818F60 rgb(129, 143, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #818F60 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.1% green and 37.6% blue (129, 143, 96).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#818F60 color codes

HEX	`#818F60`
RGB	`rgb(129, 143, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, -13.43, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 26.97, 119.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.987, 25.157, 14.814)`
Decimal	`8490848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818F60, 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 #818F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #818F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818f60; }
.text { color: #818f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 143 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818f60, #698f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #818F60?: #818F60 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818F60?: The RGB value is 129, 143, 96: 129 red, 143 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818F60?: The complementary color is #6E608F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818F60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.