What color is #818571?

#818571 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818571?

The RGB value is 129, 133, 113: 129 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818571?

The complementary color is #757185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818571 color

#818571 rgb(129, 133, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818571 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.2% green and 44.3% blue (129, 133, 113).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#818571 color codes

HEX	`#818571`
RGB	`rgb(129, 133, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, -5.25, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 11.56, 117.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.421, 22.635, 18.913)`
Decimal	`8488305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818571, 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 #818571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #818571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818571; }
.text { color: #818571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 133 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818571, #778571); }

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Questions

What color is #818571?: #818571 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818571?: The RGB value is 129, 133, 113: 129 red, 133 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818571?: The complementary color is #757185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.