What color is #818C80?

#818C80 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 #818C80?

The RGB value is 129, 140, 128: 129 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818C80?

The complementary color is #8B808C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818C80 color

#818C80 rgb(129, 140, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818C80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.9% green and 50.2% blue (129, 140, 128).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#818C80 color codes

HEX	`#818C80`
RGB	`rgb(129, 140, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, -6.39, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 8.14, 141.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.327, 24.982, 24.064)`
Decimal	`8490112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818C80, 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 #818C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #818C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818c80; }
.text { color: #818c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 140 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818c80, #808c85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818C80?: #818C80 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 #818C80?: The RGB value is 129, 140, 128: 129 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818C80?: The complementary color is #8B808C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.