What color is #819F90?

#819F90 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819F90?

The RGB value is 129, 159, 144: 129 red, 159 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819F90?

The complementary color is #9F8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819F90 color

#819F90 rgb(129, 159, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #819F90 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 62.4% green and 56.5% blue (129, 159, 144).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#819F90 color codes

HEX	`#819F90`
RGB	`rgb(129, 159, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 62.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.91, -13.54, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.91, 14.24, 162.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.484, 31.476, 31.06)`
Decimal	`8494992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819F90, 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 #819F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#819F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #819F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819f90; }
.text { color: #819f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 159 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819f90, #819f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #819F90?: #819F90 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819F90?: The RGB value is 129, 159, 144: 129 red, 159 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819F90?: The complementary color is #9F8190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.