What color is #818683?

#818683 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818683?

The RGB value is 129, 134, 131: 129 red, 134 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818683?

The complementary color is #868184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818683 color

#818683 rgb(129, 134, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818683 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.5% green and 51.4% blue (129, 134, 131).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 2% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#818683 color codes

HEX	`#818683`
RGB	`rgb(129, 134, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 2%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, -2.45, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 2.63, 158.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.674, 23.356, 24.835)`
Decimal	`8488579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818683, 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 #818683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #818683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818683; }
.text { color: #818683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 134 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818683, #818686); }

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Questions

What color is #818683?: #818683 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818683?: The RGB value is 129, 134, 131: 129 red, 134 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818683?: The complementary color is #868184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.