What color is #81997E?

#81997E 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 #81997E?

The RGB value is 129, 153, 126: 129 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81997E?

The complementary color is #967E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81997E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81997E color

#81997E rgb(129, 153, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #81997E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 60% green and 49.4% blue (129, 153, 126).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#81997E color codes

HEX	`#81997E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 153, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 60%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.74, -13.84, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.74, 17.94, 140.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.21, 28.956, 24.048)`
Decimal	`8493438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81997E, 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 #81997E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81997E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #81997E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81997e; }
.text { color: #81997e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81997e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 153 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81997e, #7e9989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #81997E?: #81997E 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 #81997E?: The RGB value is 129, 153, 126: 129 red, 153 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81997E?: The complementary color is #967E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81997E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.