What color is #819580?

#819580 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 #819580?

The RGB value is 129, 149, 128: 129 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819580?

The complementary color is #948095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819580 color

#819580 rgb(129, 149, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #819580 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 58.4% green and 50.2% blue (129, 149, 128).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#819580 color codes

HEX	`#819580`
RGB	`rgb(129, 149, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 58.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -11.32, 8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 14.3, 142.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.696, 27.72, 24.52)`
Decimal	`8492416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819580, 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 #819580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #819580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819580; }
.text { color: #819580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 149 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819580, #80958a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #819580?: #819580 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 #819580?: The RGB value is 129, 149, 128: 129 red, 149 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819580?: The complementary color is #948095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.