What color is #81787E?

#81787E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81787E?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 126: 129 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81787E?

The complementary color is #78817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81787E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81787E color

#81787E rgb(129, 120, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81787E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 49.4% blue (129, 120, 126).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% 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 4.92:1).

#81787E color codes

HEX	`#81787E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, 4.6, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 5.03, 336.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.535, 19.607, 22.49)`
Decimal	`8484990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81787E, 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 #81787E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81787E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #81787E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81787e; }
.text { color: #81787e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81787e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81787e, #81787a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #81787E?: #81787E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81787E?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 126: 129 red, 120 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81787E?: The complementary color is #78817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81787E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.