What color is #818171?

#818171 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818171?

The RGB value is 129, 129, 113: 129 red, 129 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818171?

The complementary color is #717181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818171 color

#818171 rgb(129, 129, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818171 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.6% green and 44.3% blue (129, 129, 113).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#818171 color codes

HEX	`#818171`
RGB	`rgb(129, 129, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, -3, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 9.19, 109.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.884, 21.56, 18.734)`
Decimal	`8487281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818171, 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 #818171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #818171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818171; }
.text { color: #818171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 129 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818171, #798171); }

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Questions

What color is #818171?: #818171 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818171?: The RGB value is 129, 129, 113: 129 red, 129 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818171?: The complementary color is #717181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.