What color is #816F86?

#816F86 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 #816F86?

The RGB value is 129, 111, 134: 129 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816F86?

The complementary color is #74866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816F86 color

#816F86 rgb(129, 111, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #816F86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.5% green and 52.5% blue (129, 111, 134).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#816F86 color codes

HEX	`#816F86`
RGB	`rgb(129, 111, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, 11.52, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 15.26, 319.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.04, 17.757, 24.974)`
Decimal	`8482694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816F86, 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 #816F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #816F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816f86; }
.text { color: #816f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 111 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816f86, #866f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #816F86?: #816F86 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 #816F86?: The RGB value is 129, 111, 134: 129 red, 111 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816F86?: The complementary color is #74866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.