What color is #818C7E?

#818C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818C7E?

The RGB value is 129, 140, 126: 129 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818C7E?

The complementary color is #897E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818C7E color

#818C7E rgb(129, 140, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818C7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.9% green and 49.4% blue (129, 140, 126).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#818C7E color codes

HEX	`#818C7E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 140, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.01, -6.78, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.01, 9.13, 137.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.197, 24.929, 23.377)`
Decimal	`8490110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818C7E, 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 #818C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #818C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818c7e; }
.text { color: #818c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 140 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818c7e, #7e8c82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818C7E?: #818C7E is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818C7E?: The RGB value is 129, 140, 126: 129 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818C7E?: The complementary color is #897E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.