What color is #81988F?

#81988F 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 #81988F?

The RGB value is 129, 152, 143: 129 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81988F?

The complementary color is #98818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81988F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81988F color

#81988F rgb(129, 152, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81988F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.6% green and 56.1% blue (129, 152, 143).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#81988F color codes

HEX	`#81988F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 152, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.88, -9.99, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.88, 10.19, 168.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.238, 29.106, 30.27)`
Decimal	`8493199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81988F, 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 #81988F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81988F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #81988F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81988f; }
.text { color: #81988f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81988f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 152 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81988f, #819698); }

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Questions

What color is #81988F?: #81988F 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 #81988F?: The RGB value is 129, 152, 143: 129 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81988F?: The complementary color is #98818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81988F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.