What color is #81868F?

#81868F is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81868F?

The RGB value is 129, 134, 143: 129 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81868F?

The complementary color is #8F8A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81868F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81868F color

#81868F rgb(129, 134, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81868F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.5% green and 56.1% blue (129, 134, 143).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#81868F color codes

HEX	`#81868F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 134, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.79, 0.04, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.79, 5.45, 270.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.535, 23.7, 29.369)`
Decimal	`8488591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81868F, 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 #81868F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81868F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #81868F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81868f; }
.text { color: #81868f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81868f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 134 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81868f, #83818f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #81868F?: #81868F is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81868F?: The RGB value is 129, 134, 143: 129 red, 134 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81868F?: The complementary color is #8F8A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81868F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.