What color is #818289?

#818289 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818289?

The RGB value is 129, 130, 137: 129 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818289?

The complementary color is #898881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818289 color

#818289 rgb(129, 130, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818289 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (129, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#818289 color codes

HEX	`#818289`
RGB	`rgb(129, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 6%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.49, 1.06, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.49, 4.04, 285.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.55, 22.438, 26.858)`
Decimal	`8487561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818289, 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 #818289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #818289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818289; }
.text { color: #818289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818289, #848189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #818289?: #818289 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818289?: The RGB value is 129, 130, 137: 129 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818289?: The complementary color is #898881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.