What color is #819481?

#819481 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819481?

The RGB value is 129, 148, 129: 129 red, 148 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819481?

The complementary color is #948194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819481 color

#819481 rgb(129, 148, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #819481 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 58% green and 50.6% blue (129, 148, 129).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#819481 color codes

HEX	`#819481`
RGB	`rgb(129, 148, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 58%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.37, -10.59, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.37, 13.15, 143.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.605, 27.432, 24.816)`
Decimal	`8492161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819481, 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 #819481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #819481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819481; }
.text { color: #819481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 148 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819481, #81948b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #819481?: #819481 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819481?: The RGB value is 129, 148, 129: 129 red, 148 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819481?: The complementary color is #948194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.