What color is #818099?

#818099 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818099?

The RGB value is 129, 128, 153: 129 red, 128 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818099?

The complementary color is #989980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818099 color

#818099 rgb(129, 128, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #818099 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.2% green and 60% blue (129, 128, 153).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#818099 color codes

HEX	`#818099`
RGB	`rgb(129, 128, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, 5.72, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 14.42, 293.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.521, 22.405, 33.269)`
Decimal	`8487065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818099, 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 #818099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #818099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818099; }
.text { color: #818099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 128 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818099, #8e8099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #818099?: #818099 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818099?: The RGB value is 129, 128, 153: 129 red, 128 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818099?: The complementary color is #989980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.