What color is #819171?

#819171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819171?

The RGB value is 129, 145, 113: 129 red, 145 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819171?

The complementary color is #817191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819171 color

#819171 rgb(129, 145, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #819171 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.9% green and 44.3% blue (129, 145, 113).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#819171 color codes

HEX	`#819171`
RGB	`rgb(129, 145, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, -11.84, 15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 19.2, 128.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.159, 26.11, 19.492)`
Decimal	`8491377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819171, 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 #819171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #819171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819171; }
.text { color: #819171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 145 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819171, #719171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #819171?: #819171 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819171?: The RGB value is 129, 145, 113: 129 red, 145 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819171?: The complementary color is #817191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.