What color is #818480?

#818480 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818480?

The RGB value is 129, 132, 128: 129 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818480?

The complementary color is #838084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818480 color

#818480 rgb(129, 132, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818480 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.8% green and 50.2% blue (129, 132, 128).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#818480 color codes

HEX	`#818480`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 3%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.79, -1.91, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.79, 2.6, 137.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.2, 22.728, 23.688)`
Decimal	`8488064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818480, 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 #818480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #818480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818480; }
.text { color: #818480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818480, #808481); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818480?: #818480 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818480?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 128: 129 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818480?: The complementary color is #838084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.