What color is #81837B?

#81837B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81837B?

The RGB value is 129, 131, 123: 129 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81837B?

The complementary color is #7D7B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81837B?

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.

#81837B color

#81837B rgb(129, 131, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81837B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (129, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 3% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#81837B color codes

HEX	`#81837B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 3%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 6%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.38, -2.3, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.38, 4.67, 119.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.744, 22.33, 21.952)`
Decimal	`8487803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81837B, 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 #81837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81837B 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 #81837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81837b; }
.text { color: #81837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81837b, #7d837b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #81837B?: #81837B is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81837B?: The RGB value is 129, 131, 123: 129 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81837B?: The complementary color is #7D7B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81837B?: 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.