What color is #818CAD?

#818CAD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818CAD?

The RGB value is 129, 140, 173: 129 red, 140 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818CAD?

The complementary color is #ADA281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818CAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818CAD color

#818CAD rgb(129, 140, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #818CAD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.9% green and 67.8% blue (129, 140, 173).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#818CAD color codes

HEX	`#818CAD`
RGB	`rgb(129, 140, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.45, 3.54, -18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.45, 19, 280.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.972, 26.44, 43.262)`
Decimal	`8490157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818CAD, 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 #818CAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818CAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #818CAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818cad; }
.text { color: #818cad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818cad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 140 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818cad, #8c81ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #818CAD?: #818CAD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818CAD?: The RGB value is 129, 140, 173: 129 red, 140 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818CAD?: The complementary color is #ADA281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818CAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.