What color is #8185A0?

#8185A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8185A0?

The RGB value is 129, 133, 160: 129 red, 133 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8185A0?

The complementary color is #A09C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8185A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8185A0 color

#8185A0 rgb(129, 133, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8185A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.2% green and 62.7% blue (129, 133, 160).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#8185A0 color codes

HEX	`#8185A0`
RGB	`rgb(129, 133, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, 4.44, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 15.49, 286.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.784, 23.98, 36.626)`
Decimal	`8488352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8185A0, 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 #8185A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8185A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #8185A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8185a0; }
.text { color: #8185a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8185a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 133 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8185a0, #8d81a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8185A0?: #8185A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8185A0?: The RGB value is 129, 133, 160: 129 red, 133 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8185A0?: The complementary color is #A09C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8185A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.