What color is #818093?

#818093 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818093?

The RGB value is 129, 128, 147: 129 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818093?

The complementary color is #929380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818093 color

#818093 rgb(129, 128, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818093 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.2% green and 57.6% blue (129, 128, 147).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#818093 color codes

HEX	`#818093`
RGB	`rgb(129, 128, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, 4.36, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 10.96, 293.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.038, 22.212, 30.724)`
Decimal	`8487059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818093, 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 #818093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #818093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818093; }
.text { color: #818093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 128 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818093, #8b8093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #818093?: #818093 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818093?: The RGB value is 129, 128, 147: 129 red, 128 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818093?: The complementary color is #929380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.