What color is #819A75?

#819A75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819A75?

The RGB value is 129, 154, 117: 129 red, 154 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819A75?

The complementary color is #8E759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819A75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819A75 color

#819A75 rgb(129, 154, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #819A75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 60.4% green and 45.9% blue (129, 154, 117).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Money (#7B9A6D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#819A75 color codes

HEX	`#819A75`
RGB	`rgb(129, 154, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 60.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -15.96, 16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 23.02, 133.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.819, 29.062, 21.181)`
Decimal	`8493685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819A75, 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 #819A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #819A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819a75; }
.text { color: #819a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 154 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819a75, #759a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #819A75?: #819A75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Money. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819A75?: The RGB value is 129, 154, 117: 129 red, 154 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819A75?: The complementary color is #8E759A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819A75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.