What color is #81777F?

#81777F is a gray known as Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chain Mail?

The RGB value is 129, 119, 127: 129 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chain Mail?

The complementary color is #778179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chain Mail color: hex code #81777F

#81777F rgb(129, 119, 127)

Shades of gray

Chain Mail has the hex code #81777F. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (129, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

Chain Mail (#81777F) color codes

HEX	`#81777F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 5.38, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 6.15, 330.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.48, 19.393, 22.792)`
Decimal	`8484735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chain Mail, 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 #81777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #81777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81777f; }
.text { color: #81777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81777f, #81777a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #81777F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #81777F?: #81777F is a gray known as Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chain Mail?: The RGB value is 129, 119, 127: 129 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chain Mail?: The complementary color is #778179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.