What color is #81757E?

#81757E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81757E?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 126: 129 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81757E?

The complementary color is #758178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81757E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81757E color

#81757E rgb(129, 117, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81757E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 49.4% blue (129, 117, 126).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#81757E color codes

HEX	`#81757E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 6.35, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 7.13, 332.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.18, 18.896, 22.372)`
Decimal	`8484222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81757E, 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 #81757E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81757E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #81757E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81757e; }
.text { color: #81757e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81757e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81757e, #817578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #81757E?: #81757E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81757E?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 126: 129 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81757E?: The complementary color is #758178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81757E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.