What color is #818078?

#818078 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818078?

The RGB value is 129, 128, 120: 129 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818078?

The complementary color is #787981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818078 color

#818078 rgb(129, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818078 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (129, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#818078 color codes

HEX	`#818078`
RGB	`rgb(129, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, -1.16, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 4.62, 104.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.162, 21.462, 20.846)`
Decimal	`8487032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818078, 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 #818078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #818078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818078; }
.text { color: #818078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818078, #7e8178); }

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Questions

What color is #818078?: #818078 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818078?: The RGB value is 129, 128, 120: 129 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818078?: The complementary color is #787981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.