What color is #819791?

#819791 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819791?

The RGB value is 129, 151, 145: 129 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819791?

The complementary color is #978187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819791 color

#819791 rgb(129, 151, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819791 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.2% green and 56.9% blue (129, 151, 145).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#819791 color codes

HEX	`#819791`
RGB	`rgb(129, 151, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -9.02, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 9.04, 176.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.229, 28.844, 31.021)`
Decimal	`8492945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819791, 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 #819791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #819791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819791; }
.text { color: #819791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 151 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819791, #819297); }

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Questions

What color is #819791?: #819791 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819791?: The RGB value is 129, 151, 145: 129 red, 151 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819791?: The complementary color is #978187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.