What color is #818B9F?

#818B9F 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 #818B9F?

The RGB value is 129, 139, 159: 129 red, 139 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818B9F?

The complementary color is #9F9581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818B9F color

#818B9F rgb(129, 139, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818B9F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.5% green and 62.4% blue (129, 139, 159).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#818B9F color codes

HEX	`#818B9F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 139, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.69, 0.77, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.69, 11.84, 273.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.542, 25.635, 36.449)`
Decimal	`8489887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818B9F, 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 #818B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #818B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818b9f; }
.text { color: #818b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 139 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818b9f, #86819f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818B9F?: #818B9F 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 #818B9F?: The RGB value is 129, 139, 159: 129 red, 139 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818B9F?: The complementary color is #9F9581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.