What color is #818475?

#818475 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818475?

The RGB value is 129, 132, 117: 129 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818475?

The complementary color is #787584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818475?

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.

#818475 color

#818475 rgb(129, 132, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818475 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.8% green and 45.9% blue (129, 132, 117).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% 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 5.49:1).

#818475 color codes

HEX	`#818475`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, -3.98, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 8.69, 117.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.515, 22.454, 20.079)`
Decimal	`8488053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818475, 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 #818475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818475 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 #818475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818475; }
.text { color: #818475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818475, #7a8475); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818475?: #818475 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818475?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 117: 129 red, 132 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818475?: The complementary color is #787584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818475?: 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.