What color is #818586?

#818586 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818586?

The RGB value is 129, 133, 134: 129 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818586?

The complementary color is #868281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818586 color

#818586 rgb(129, 133, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818586 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.2% green and 52.5% blue (129, 133, 134).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Gryphon (#838585), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#818586 color codes

HEX	`#818586`
RGB	`rgb(129, 133, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, -1.27, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 1.65, 219.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.743, 23.163, 25.875)`
Decimal	`8488326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818586, 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 #818586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #818586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818586; }
.text { color: #818586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 133 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818586, #818386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #818586?: #818586 is a gray, closest to the named color Gryphon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818586?: The RGB value is 129, 133, 134: 129 red, 133 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818586?: The complementary color is #868281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.