What color is #818577?

#818577 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818577?

The RGB value is 129, 133, 119: 129 red, 133 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818577?

The complementary color is #7B7785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818577 color

#818577 rgb(129, 133, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818577 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.2% green and 46.7% blue (129, 133, 119).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#818577 color codes

HEX	`#818577`
RGB	`rgb(129, 133, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 11%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, -4.18, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 8.19, 120.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.77, 22.774, 20.751)`
Decimal	`8488311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818577, 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 #818577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #818577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818577; }
.text { color: #818577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 133 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818577, #7a8577); }

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Questions

What color is #818577?: #818577 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818577?: The RGB value is 129, 133, 119: 129 red, 133 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818577?: The complementary color is #7B7785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.