What color is #818499?

#818499 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818499?

The RGB value is 129, 132, 153: 129 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818499?

The complementary color is #999681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818499 color

#818499 rgb(129, 132, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818499 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51.8% green and 60% blue (129, 132, 153).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#818499 color codes

HEX	`#818499`
RGB	`rgb(129, 132, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.55, 3.4, -11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.55, 12.07, 286.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.053, 23.469, 33.446)`
Decimal	`8488089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818499, 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 #818499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #818499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818499; }
.text { color: #818499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 132 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818499, #8a8199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #818499?: #818499 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818499?: The RGB value is 129, 132, 153: 129 red, 132 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818499?: The complementary color is #999681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.