What color is #81997C?

#81997C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81997C?

The RGB value is 129, 153, 124: 129 red, 153 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81997C?

The complementary color is #947C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81997C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81997C color

#81997C rgb(129, 153, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #81997C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 60% green and 48.6% blue (129, 153, 124).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#81997C color codes

HEX	`#81997C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 153, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 60%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.7, -14.2, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.7, 18.91, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.082, 28.904, 23.375)`
Decimal	`8493436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81997C, 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 #81997C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81997C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #81997C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81997c; }
.text { color: #81997c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81997c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 153 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81997c, #7c9986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #81997C?: #81997C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81997C?: The RGB value is 129, 153, 124: 129 red, 153 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81997C?: The complementary color is #947C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81997C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.