What color is #81978B?

#81978B 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 #81978B?

The RGB value is 129, 151, 139: 129 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81978B?

The complementary color is #97818D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81978B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81978B color

#81978B rgb(129, 151, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81978B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.2% green and 54.5% blue (129, 151, 139).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#81978B color codes

HEX	`#81978B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 151, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, -10.26, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 10.91, 160.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.779, 28.664, 28.648)`
Decimal	`8492939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81978B, 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 #81978B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81978B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #81978B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81978b; }
.text { color: #81978b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81978b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 151 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81978b, #819796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #81978B?: #81978B 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 #81978B?: The RGB value is 129, 151, 139: 129 red, 151 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81978B?: The complementary color is #97818D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81978B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.