What color is #819E94?

#819E94 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819E94?

The RGB value is 129, 158, 148: 129 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819E94?

The complementary color is #9E818B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819E94 color

#819E94 rgb(129, 158, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819E94 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 62% green and 58% blue (129, 158, 148).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#819E94 color codes

HEX	`#819E94`
RGB	`rgb(129, 158, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 62%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.72, -12.18, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.72, 12.32, 171.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.624, 31.258, 32.642)`
Decimal	`8494740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819E94, 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 #819E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#819E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #819E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819e94; }
.text { color: #819e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 158 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819e94, #81999e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #819E94?: #819E94 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819E94?: The RGB value is 129, 158, 148: 129 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819E94?: The complementary color is #9E818B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.