What color is #819166?

#819166 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 #819166?

The RGB value is 129, 145, 102: 129 red, 145 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819166?

The complementary color is #766691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819166 color

#819166 rgb(129, 145, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #819166 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.9% green and 40% blue (129, 145, 102).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#819166 color codes

HEX	`#819166`
RGB	`rgb(129, 145, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, -13.61, 20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 25.01, 122.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.577, 25.877, 16.426)`
Decimal	`8491366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819166, 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 #819166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #819166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819166; }
.text { color: #819166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 145 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819166, #6b9166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #819166?: #819166 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 #819166?: The RGB value is 129, 145, 102: 129 red, 145 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819166?: The complementary color is #766691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.