What color is #819878?

#819878 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819878?

The RGB value is 129, 152, 120: 129 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819878?

The complementary color is #8F7898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819878 color

#819878 rgb(129, 152, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #819878 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.6% green and 47.1% blue (129, 152, 120).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#819878 color codes

HEX	`#819878`
RGB	`rgb(129, 152, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, -14.38, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 20.21, 135.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.671, 28.479, 22.016)`
Decimal	`8493176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819878, 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 #819878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #819878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819878; }
.text { color: #819878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 152 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819878, #78987f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #819878?: #819878 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819878?: The RGB value is 129, 152, 120: 129 red, 152 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819878?: The complementary color is #8F7898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.