What color is #81787F?

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

What is the RGB value of #81787F?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 127: 129 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81787F?

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

Is black or white text better on #81787F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81787F color

#81787F rgb(129, 120, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81787F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 49.8% blue (129, 120, 127).

Its hue angle is 313°, 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#81787F color codes

HEX	`#81787F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.42, 4.8, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.42, 5.45, 331.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.6, 19.633, 22.831)`
Decimal	`8484991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81787F, 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 #81787F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81787F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #81787F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81787f; }
.text { color: #81787f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81787f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81787f, #81787b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #81787F?: #81787F is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81787F?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 127: 129 red, 120 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81787F?: The complementary color is #78817A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81787F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.