What color is #819996?

#819996 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 #819996?

The RGB value is 129, 153, 150: 129 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819996?

The complementary color is #998184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819996 color

#819996 rgb(129, 153, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819996 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (129, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#819996 color codes

HEX	`#819996`
RGB	`rgb(129, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, -9.05, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 9.14, 187.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.948, 29.651, 33.204)`
Decimal	`8493462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819996, 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 #819996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #819996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819996; }
.text { color: #819996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819996, #819099); }

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Questions

What color is #819996?: #819996 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 #819996?: The RGB value is 129, 153, 150: 129 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819996?: The complementary color is #998184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.