What color is #81687F?

#81687F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81687F?

The RGB value is 129, 104, 127: 129 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81687F?

The complementary color is #68816A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81687F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81687F color

#81687F rgb(129, 104, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81687F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 40.8% green and 49.8% blue (129, 104, 127).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#81687F color codes

HEX	`#81687F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 104, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 40.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.11, 14.24, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.11, 16.84, 327.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.834, 16.1, 22.243)`
Decimal	`8480895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81687F, 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 #81687F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81687F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	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 #81687F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81687f; }
.text { color: #81687f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81687f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 104 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81687f, #816873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #81687F?: #81687F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81687F?: The RGB value is 129, 104, 127: 129 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81687F?: The complementary color is #68816A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81687F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.