What color is #819886?

#819886 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819886?

The RGB value is 129, 152, 134: 129 red, 152 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819886?

The complementary color is #988193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819886?

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.

#819886 color

#819886 rgb(129, 152, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #819886 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.6% green and 52.5% blue (129, 152, 134).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#819886 color codes

HEX	`#819886`
RGB	`rgb(129, 152, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.64, -11.79, 6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.64, 13.6, 150.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.584, 28.844, 26.822)`
Decimal	`8493190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819886, 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 #819886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819886 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 #819886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819886; }
.text { color: #819886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 152 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819886, #819892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #819886?: #819886 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819886?: The RGB value is 129, 152, 134: 129 red, 152 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819886?: The complementary color is #988193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819886?: 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.