What color is #818775?

#818775 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818775?

The RGB value is 129, 135, 117: 129 red, 135 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818775?

The complementary color is #7B7587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818775 color

#818775 rgb(129, 135, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818775 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.9% green and 45.9% blue (129, 135, 117).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#818775 color codes

HEX	`#818775`
RGB	`rgb(129, 135, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, -5.66, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 10.57, 122.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.928, 23.279, 20.217)`
Decimal	`8488821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818775, 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 #818775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #818775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818775; }
.text { color: #818775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 135 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818775, #788775); }

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Questions

What color is #818775?: #818775 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818775?: The RGB value is 129, 135, 117: 129 red, 135 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818775?: The complementary color is #7B7587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.