What color is #81889C?

#81889C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81889C?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 156: 129 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81889C?

The complementary color is #9C9581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81889C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81889C color

#81889C rgb(129, 136, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81889C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 61.2% blue (129, 136, 156).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#81889C color codes

HEX	`#81889C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, 1.79, -11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 11.64, 278.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.857, 24.675, 34.952)`
Decimal	`8489116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81889C, 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 #81889C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81889C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #81889C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81889c; }
.text { color: #81889c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81889c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81889c, #88819c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #81889C?: #81889C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81889C?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 156: 129 red, 136 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81889C?: The complementary color is #9C9581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81889C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.