What color is #81846F?

#81846F 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 #81846F?

The RGB value is 129, 132, 111: 129 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81846F?

The complementary color is #726F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81846F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81846F color

#81846F rgb(129, 132, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81846F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.8% green and 43.5% blue (129, 132, 111).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#81846F color codes

HEX	`#81846F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, -5.03, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 12.08, 114.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.173, 22.317, 18.281)`
Decimal	`8488047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81846F, 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 #81846F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81846F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #81846F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81846f; }
.text { color: #81846f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81846f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81846f, #76846f); }

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Questions

What color is #81846F?: #81846F 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 #81846F?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 111: 129 red, 132 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81846F?: The complementary color is #726F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81846F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.