What color is #816B7B?

#816B7B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816B7B?

The RGB value is 129, 107, 123: 129 red, 107 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816B7B?

The complementary color is #6B8171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816B7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816B7B color

#816B7B rgb(129, 107, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816B7B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42% green and 48.2% blue (129, 107, 123).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#816B7B color codes

HEX	`#816B7B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 107, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 11.66, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 12.94, 334.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.886, 16.613, 20.999)`
Decimal	`8481659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816B7B, 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 #816B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #816B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816b7b; }
.text { color: #816b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 107 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816b7b, #816b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #816B7B?: #816B7B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816B7B?: The RGB value is 129, 107, 123: 129 red, 107 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816B7B?: The complementary color is #6B8171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816B7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.