What color is #81846E?

#81846E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81846E?

The RGB value is 129, 132, 110: 129 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81846E?

The complementary color is #716E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81846E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81846E color

#81846E rgb(129, 132, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81846E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.8% green and 43.1% blue (129, 132, 110).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#81846E color codes

HEX	`#81846E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, -5.2, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 12.64, 114.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.119, 22.296, 17.992)`
Decimal	`8488046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81846E, 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 #81846E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81846E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #81846E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81846e; }
.text { color: #81846e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81846e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81846e, #76846e); }

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Questions

What color is #81846E?: #81846E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81846E?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 110: 129 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81846E?: The complementary color is #716E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81846E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.