What color is #81998B?

#81998B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81998B?

The RGB value is 129, 153, 139: 129 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81998B?

The complementary color is #99818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81998B color

#81998B rgb(129, 153, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81998B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 60% green and 54.5% blue (129, 153, 139).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#81998B color codes

HEX	`#81998B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, -11.34, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 12.22, 158.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.104, 29.313, 28.756)`
Decimal	`8493451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81998B, 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 #81998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #81998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81998b; }
.text { color: #81998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81998b, #819997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #81998B?: #81998B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81998B?: The RGB value is 129, 153, 139: 129 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81998B?: The complementary color is #99818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.