What color is #81776E?

#81776E is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81776E?

The RGB value is 129, 119, 110: 129 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81776E?

The complementary color is #6E7881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81776E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81776E color

#81776E rgb(129, 119, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81776E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.7% green and 43.1% blue (129, 119, 110).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#81776E color codes

HEX	`#81776E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 119, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, 2.2, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 6.71, 70.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.464, 18.987, 17.441)`
Decimal	`8484718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81776E, 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 #81776E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81776E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #81776E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81776e; }
.text { color: #81776e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81776e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 119 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81776e, #81816e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #81776E?: #81776E is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81776E?: The RGB value is 129, 119, 110: 129 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81776E?: The complementary color is #6E7881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81776E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.