What color is #818897?

#818897 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818897?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 151: 129 red, 136 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818897?

The complementary color is #979081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818897 color

#818897 rgb(129, 136, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818897 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 59.2% blue (129, 136, 151).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% 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 5.9:1).

#818897 color codes

HEX	`#818897`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 10%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.59, 0.65, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.59, 8.89, 274.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.442, 24.509, 32.768)`
Decimal	`8489111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818897, 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 #818897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #818897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818897; }
.text { color: #818897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818897, #858197); }

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Questions

What color is #818897?: #818897 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818897?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 151: 129 red, 136 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818897?: The complementary color is #979081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.