What color is #818881?

#818881 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818881?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 129: 129 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818881?

The complementary color is #888188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818881?

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.

#818881 color

#818881 rgb(129, 136, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818881 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 50.6% blue (129, 136, 129).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#818881 color codes

HEX	`#818881`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, -3.97, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 4.89, 144.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.819, 23.86, 24.221)`
Decimal	`8489089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818881, 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 #818881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818881 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 #818881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818881; }
.text { color: #818881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818881, #818884); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818881?: #818881 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818881?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 129: 129 red, 136 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818881?: The complementary color is #888188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818881?: 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.