What color is #81728E?

#81728E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81728E?

The RGB value is 129, 114, 142: 129 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81728E?

The complementary color is #7F8E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81728E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81728E color

#81728E rgb(129, 114, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #81728E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.7% green and 55.7% blue (129, 114, 142).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#81728E color codes

HEX	`#81728E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 114, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, 11.46, -13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 17.42, 311.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.952, 18.655, 28.136)`
Decimal	`8483470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81728E, 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 #81728E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81728E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #81728E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81728e; }
.text { color: #81728e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81728e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 114 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81728e, #8e728d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #81728E?: #81728E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81728E?: The RGB value is 129, 114, 142: 129 red, 114 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81728E?: The complementary color is #7F8E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81728E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.