What color is #81828A?

#81828A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81828A?

The RGB value is 129, 130, 138: 129 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81828A?

The complementary color is #8A8981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81828A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81828A color

#81828A rgb(129, 130, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81828A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51% green and 54.1% blue (129, 130, 138).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#81828A color codes

HEX	`#81828A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 130, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, 1.27, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 4.61, 285.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.622, 22.467, 27.237)`
Decimal	`8487562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81828A, 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 #81828A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81828A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #81828A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81828a; }
.text { color: #81828a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81828a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 130 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81828a, #85818a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #81828A?: #81828A is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81828A?: The RGB value is 129, 130, 138: 129 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81828A?: The complementary color is #8A8981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81828A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.