What color is #81707F?

#81707F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81707F?

The RGB value is 129, 112, 127: 129 red, 112 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81707F?

The complementary color is #708172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81707F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81707F color

#81707F rgb(129, 112, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81707F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.9% green and 49.8% blue (129, 112, 127).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#81707F color codes

HEX	`#81707F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 112, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, 9.49, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 11.13, 328.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.678, 17.788, 22.524)`
Decimal	`8482943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81707F, 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 #81707F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81707F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #81707F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81707f; }
.text { color: #81707f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81707f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 112 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81707f, #817077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #81707F?: #81707F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81707F?: The RGB value is 129, 112, 127: 129 red, 112 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81707F?: The complementary color is #708172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81707F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.