What color is #818168?

#818168 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 #818168?

The RGB value is 129, 129, 104: 129 red, 129 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818168?

The complementary color is #686881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818168 color

#818168 rgb(129, 129, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818168 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.6% green and 40.8% blue (129, 129, 104).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#818168 color codes

HEX	`#818168`
RGB	`rgb(129, 129, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.35, -4.52, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.35, 14.33, 108.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.402, 21.367, 16.196)`
Decimal	`8487272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818168, 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 #818168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #818168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818168; }
.text { color: #818168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 129 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818168, #758168); }

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Questions

What color is #818168?: #818168 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 #818168?: The RGB value is 129, 129, 104: 129 red, 129 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818168?: The complementary color is #686881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.