What color is #818884?

#818884 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818884?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 132: 129 red, 136 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818884?

The complementary color is #888185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818884 color

#818884 rgb(129, 136, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818884 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 51.8% blue (129, 136, 132).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#818884 color codes

HEX	`#818884`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 5%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -3.37, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 3.6, 159.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.021, 23.941, 25.286)`
Decimal	`8489092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818884, 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 #818884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #818884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818884; }
.text { color: #818884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818884, #818888); }

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Questions

What color is #818884?: #818884 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818884?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 132: 129 red, 136 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818884?: The complementary color is #888185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.