What color is #816E83?

#816E83 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 #816E83?

The RGB value is 129, 110, 131: 129 red, 110 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816E83?

The complementary color is #70836E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816E83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816E83 color

#816E83 rgb(129, 110, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816E83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.1% green and 51.4% blue (129, 110, 131).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#816E83 color codes

HEX	`#816E83`
RGB	`rgb(129, 110, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.83, 11.49, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.83, 14.46, 322.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.725, 17.458, 23.852)`
Decimal	`8482435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816E83, 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 #816E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #816E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816e83; }
.text { color: #816e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 110 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816e83, #836e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #816E83?: #816E83 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 #816E83?: The RGB value is 129, 110, 131: 129 red, 110 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816E83?: The complementary color is #70836E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816E83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.