What color is #818167?

#818167 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818167?

The RGB value is 129, 129, 103: 129 red, 129 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818167?

The complementary color is #676781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818167?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818167 color

#818167 rgb(129, 129, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818167 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.6% green and 40.4% blue (129, 129, 103).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#818167 color codes

HEX	`#818167`
RGB	`rgb(129, 129, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, -4.68, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 14.9, 108.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.352, 21.347, 15.93)`
Decimal	`8487271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818167, 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 #818167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #818167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818167; }
.text { color: #818167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 129 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818167, #748167); }

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Questions

What color is #818167?: #818167 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818167?: The RGB value is 129, 129, 103: 129 red, 129 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818167?: The complementary color is #676781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818167?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.