What color is #816D84?

#816D84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816D84?

The RGB value is 129, 109, 132: 129 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816D84?

The complementary color is #70846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816D84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816D84 color

#816D84 rgb(129, 109, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816D84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.7% green and 51.8% blue (129, 109, 132).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#816D84 color codes

HEX	`#816D84`
RGB	`rgb(129, 109, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.6, 12.29, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.6, 15.67, 321.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.686, 17.271, 24.175)`
Decimal	`8482180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816D84, 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 #816D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #816D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816d84; }
.text { color: #816d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 109 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816d84, #846d7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #816D84?: #816D84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816D84?: The RGB value is 129, 109, 132: 129 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816D84?: The complementary color is #70846D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816D84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.