What color is #81806E?

#81806E is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81806E?

The RGB value is 129, 128, 110: 129 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81806E?

The complementary color is #6E6F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81806E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81806E color

#81806E rgb(129, 128, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81806E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.2% green and 43.1% blue (129, 128, 110).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#81806E color codes

HEX	`#81806E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 128, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, -2.95, 9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 10.35, 106.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.587, 21.231, 17.815)`
Decimal	`8487022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81806E, 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 #81806E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81806E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #81806E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81806e; }
.text { color: #81806e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81806e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 128 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81806e, #78816e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81806E?: #81806E is a gray, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81806E?: The RGB value is 129, 128, 110: 129 red, 128 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81806E?: The complementary color is #6E6F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81806E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.