What color is #81726F?

#81726F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81726F?

The RGB value is 129, 114, 111: 129 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81726F?

The complementary color is #6F7E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81726F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81726F color

#81726F rgb(129, 114, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81726F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.7% green and 43.5% blue (129, 114, 111).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#81726F color codes

HEX	`#81726F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 114, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, 5.29, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 6.51, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.94, 17.85, 17.536)`
Decimal	`8483439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81726F, 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 #81726F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81726F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #81726F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81726f; }
.text { color: #81726f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81726f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 114 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81726f, #817b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #81726F?: #81726F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81726F?: The RGB value is 129, 114, 111: 129 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81726F?: The complementary color is #6F7E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81726F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.