What color is #818793?

#818793 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818793?

The RGB value is 129, 135, 147: 129 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818793?

The complementary color is #938D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818793 color

#818793 rgb(129, 135, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818793 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 52.9% green and 57.6% blue (129, 135, 147).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#818793 color codes

HEX	`#818793`
RGB	`rgb(129, 135, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 52.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, 0.34, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 7.17, 272.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.983, 24.101, 31.039)`
Decimal	`8488851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818793, 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 #818793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #818793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818793; }
.text { color: #818793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 135 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818793, #848193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #818793?: #818793 is a gray, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818793?: The RGB value is 129, 135, 147: 129 red, 135 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818793?: The complementary color is #938D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.