What color is #819872?

#819872 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819872?

The RGB value is 129, 152, 114: 129 red, 152 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819872?

The complementary color is #897298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819872 color

#819872 rgb(129, 152, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #819872 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.6% green and 44.7% blue (129, 152, 114).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#819872 color codes

HEX	`#819872`
RGB	`rgb(129, 152, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, -15.41, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 23.23, 131.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.318, 28.338, 20.158)`
Decimal	`8493170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819872, 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 #819872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #819872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819872; }
.text { color: #819872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 152 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819872, #729876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #819872?: #819872 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819872?: The RGB value is 129, 152, 114: 129 red, 152 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819872?: The complementary color is #897298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.