What color is #819D8D?

#819D8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819D8D?

The RGB value is 129, 157, 141: 129 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819D8D?

The complementary color is #9D8191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819D8D color

#819D8D rgb(129, 157, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #819D8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 61.6% green and 55.3% blue (129, 157, 141).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#819D8D color codes

HEX	`#819D8D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 157, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 61.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, -13.08, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 14.06, 158.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.917, 30.703, 29.755)`
Decimal	`8494477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819D8D, 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 #819D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#819D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #819D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819d8d; }
.text { color: #819d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 157 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819d8d, #819d9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #819D8D?: #819D8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819D8D?: The RGB value is 129, 157, 141: 129 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819D8D?: The complementary color is #9D8191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.