What color is #818484?

#818484 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818484?

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

What is the complementary color of #818484?

The complementary color is #848181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818484 color

#818484 rgb(129, 132, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818484 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Gryphon (#838585), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#818484 color codes

HEX	`#818484`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, -1.11, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 1.18, 199.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.469, 22.836, 25.102)`
Decimal	`8488068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818484, 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 #818484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #818484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818484; }
.text { color: #818484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818484, #818384); }

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Questions

What color is #818484?: #818484 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818484?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 132: 129 red, 132 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818484?: The complementary color is #848181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.