What color is #818285?

#818285 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818285?

The RGB value is 129, 130, 133: 129 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818285?

The complementary color is #858481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818285?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818285 color

#818285 rgb(129, 130, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818285 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51% green and 52.2% blue (129, 130, 133).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#818285 color codes

HEX	`#818285`
RGB	`rgb(129, 130, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 3%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.37, 0.23, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.37, 1.76, 277.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.269, 22.326, 25.375)`
Decimal	`8487557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818285, 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 #818285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #818285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818285; }
.text { color: #818285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 130 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818285, #828185); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818285?: #818285 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818285?: The RGB value is 129, 130, 133: 129 red, 130 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818285?: The complementary color is #858481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818285?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.