What color is #81727D?

#81727D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81727D?

The RGB value is 129, 114, 125: 129 red, 114 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81727D?

The complementary color is #728176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81727D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81727D color

#81727D rgb(129, 114, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81727D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.7% green and 49% blue (129, 114, 125).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#81727D color codes

HEX	`#81727D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 114, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, 7.92, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 8.83, 333.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.772, 18.183, 21.919)`
Decimal	`8483453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81727D, 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 #81727D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81727D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #81727D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81727d; }
.text { color: #81727d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81727d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 114 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81727d, #817276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #81727D?: #81727D is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81727D?: The RGB value is 129, 114, 125: 129 red, 114 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81727D?: The complementary color is #728176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81727D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.