What color is #819B7D?

#819B7D 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 #819B7D?

The RGB value is 129, 155, 125: 129 red, 155 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819B7D?

The complementary color is #977D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819B7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819B7D color

#819B7D rgb(129, 155, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #819B7D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 60.8% green and 49% blue (129, 155, 125).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#819B7D color codes

HEX	`#819B7D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 155, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 60.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, -15.08, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 19.76, 139.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.475, 29.59, 23.82)`
Decimal	`8493949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819B7D, 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 #819B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #819B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819b7d; }
.text { color: #819b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 155 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819b7d, #7d9b88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #819B7D?: #819B7D 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 #819B7D?: The RGB value is 129, 155, 125: 129 red, 155 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819B7D?: The complementary color is #977D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819B7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.