What color is #818993?

#818993 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818993?

The RGB value is 129, 137, 147: 129 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818993?

The complementary color is #938B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818993 color

#818993 rgb(129, 137, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818993 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (129, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#818993 color codes

HEX	`#818993`
RGB	`rgb(129, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, -0.8, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 6.38, 262.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.264, 24.665, 31.133)`
Decimal	`8489363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818993, 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 #818993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #818993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818993; }
.text { color: #818993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818993, #828193); }

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Questions

What color is #818993?: #818993 is a gray, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818993?: The RGB value is 129, 137, 147: 129 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818993?: The complementary color is #938B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.