What color is #819A8C?

#819A8C 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 #819A8C?

The RGB value is 129, 154, 140: 129 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819A8C?

The complementary color is #9A818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819A8C?

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.

#819A8C color

#819A8C rgb(129, 154, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819A8C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 60.4% green and 54.9% blue (129, 154, 140).

Its hue angle is 146°, 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#819A8C color codes

HEX	`#819A8C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 154, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 60.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.37, -11.68, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.37, 12.49, 159.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.341, 29.671, 29.198)`
Decimal	`8493708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819A8C, 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 #819A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819A8C 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 #819A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819a8c; }
.text { color: #819a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 154 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819a8c, #819a99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #819A8C?: #819A8C 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 #819A8C?: The RGB value is 129, 154, 140: 129 red, 154 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819A8C?: The complementary color is #9A818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819A8C?: 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.