What color is #81878B?

#81878B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81878B?

The RGB value is 129, 135, 139: 129 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81878B?

The complementary color is #8B8581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81878B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81878B color

#81878B rgb(129, 135, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81878B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.9% green and 54.5% blue (129, 135, 139).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 4% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#81878B color codes

HEX	`#81878B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 135, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 4%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 7%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, -1.38, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 3.22, 244.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.376, 23.859, 27.847)`
Decimal	`8488843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81878B, 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 #81878B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81878B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #81878B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81878b; }
.text { color: #81878b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81878b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 135 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81878b, #81828b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #81878B?: #81878B is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81878B?: The RGB value is 129, 135, 139: 129 red, 135 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81878B?: The complementary color is #8B8581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81878B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.