What color is #819D87?

#819D87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819D87?

The RGB value is 129, 157, 135: 129 red, 157 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819D87?

The complementary color is #9D8197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819D87 color

#819D87 rgb(129, 157, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #819D87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 61.6% green and 52.9% blue (129, 157, 135).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#819D87 color codes

HEX	`#819D87`
RGB	`rgb(129, 157, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 61.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, -14.27, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 16.51, 149.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.482, 30.53, 27.467)`
Decimal	`8494471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819D87, 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 #819D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#819D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #819D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819d87; }
.text { color: #819d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 157 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819d87, #819d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #819D87?: #819D87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819D87?: The RGB value is 129, 157, 135: 129 red, 157 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819D87?: The complementary color is #9D8197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.