What color is #819786?

#819786 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819786?

The RGB value is 129, 151, 134: 129 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819786?

The complementary color is #978192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819786 color

#819786 rgb(129, 151, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819786 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.2% green and 52.5% blue (129, 151, 134).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#819786 color codes

HEX	`#819786`
RGB	`rgb(129, 151, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -11.25, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 12.93, 150.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.422, 28.521, 26.768)`
Decimal	`8492934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819786, 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 #819786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #819786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819786; }
.text { color: #819786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 151 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819786, #819791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #819786?: #819786 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819786?: The RGB value is 129, 151, 134: 129 red, 151 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819786?: The complementary color is #978192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.