What color is #81902F?

#81902F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81902F?

The RGB value is 129, 144, 47: 129 red, 144 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81902F?

The complementary color is #3E2F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81902F?

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.

#81902F color

#81902F rgb(129, 144, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #81902F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.5% green and 18.4% blue (129, 144, 47).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chorus of Frogs (#8C9632), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#81902F color codes

HEX	`#81902F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 144, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 67%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.9, -19.12, 47.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.9, 51.41, 111.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.54, 24.819, 6.45)`
Decimal	`8491055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81902F, 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 #81902F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81902F 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 #81902F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81902f; }
.text { color: #81902f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81902f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 144 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81902f, #51902f); }

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Questions

What color is #81902F?: #81902F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Chorus of Frogs. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81902F?: The RGB value is 129, 144, 47: 129 red, 144 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81902F?: The complementary color is #3E2F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81902F?: 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.