What color is #818265?

#818265 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 #818265?

The RGB value is 129, 130, 101: 129 red, 130 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818265?

The complementary color is #666582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818265?

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.

#818265 color

#818265 rgb(129, 130, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #818265 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51% green and 39.6% blue (129, 130, 101).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#818265 color codes

HEX	`#818265`
RGB	`rgb(129, 130, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -5.56, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 16.59, 109.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.385, 21.572, 15.452)`
Decimal	`8487525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818265, 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 #818265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818265 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 #818265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818265; }
.text { color: #818265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 130 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818265, #728265); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818265?: #818265 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 #818265?: The RGB value is 129, 130, 101: 129 red, 130 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818265?: The complementary color is #666582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818265?: 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.