What color is #816D78?

#816D78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816D78?

The RGB value is 129, 109, 120: 129 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816D78?

The complementary color is #6D8176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816D78 color

#816D78 rgb(129, 109, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816D78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.7% green and 47.1% blue (129, 109, 120).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#816D78 color codes

HEX	`#816D78`
RGB	`rgb(129, 109, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, 9.89, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 10.38, 342.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.912, 16.961, 20.096)`
Decimal	`8482168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816D78, 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 #816D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #816D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816d78; }
.text { color: #816d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 109 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816d78, #816d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #816D78?: #816D78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816D78?: The RGB value is 129, 109, 120: 129 red, 109 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816D78?: The complementary color is #6D8176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.