What color is #818374?

#818374 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818374?

The RGB value is 129, 131, 116: 129 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818374?

The complementary color is #767483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818374 color

#818374 rgb(129, 131, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818374 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.4% green and 45.5% blue (129, 131, 116).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#818374 color codes

HEX	`#818374`
RGB	`rgb(129, 131, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -3.59, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 8.64, 114.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.322, 22.161, 19.726)`
Decimal	`8487796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818374, 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 #818374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #818374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818374; }
.text { color: #818374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 131 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818374, #798374); }

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Questions

What color is #818374?: #818374 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818374?: The RGB value is 129, 131, 116: 129 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818374?: The complementary color is #767483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.