What color is #818A80?

#818A80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818A80?

The RGB value is 129, 138, 128: 129 red, 138 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818A80?

The complementary color is #89808A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818A80 color

#818A80 rgb(129, 138, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818A80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.1% green and 50.2% blue (129, 138, 128).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#818A80 color codes

HEX	`#818A80`
RGB	`rgb(129, 138, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, -5.28, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 6.76, 141.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.037, 24.402, 23.967)`
Decimal	`8489600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818A80, 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 #818A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #818A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818a80; }
.text { color: #818a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 138 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818a80, #808a84); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #818A80?: #818A80 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818A80?: The RGB value is 129, 138, 128: 129 red, 138 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818A80?: The complementary color is #89808A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.