What color is #818D82?

#818D82 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 #818D82?

The RGB value is 129, 141, 130: 129 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818D82?

The complementary color is #8D818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818D82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818D82 color

#818D82 rgb(129, 141, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818D82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 55.3% green and 51% blue (129, 141, 130).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#818D82 color codes

HEX	`#818D82`
RGB	`rgb(129, 141, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 55.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -6.56, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 7.89, 146.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.607, 25.328, 24.813)`
Decimal	`8490370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818D82, 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 #818D82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818D82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #818D82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818d82; }
.text { color: #818d82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818d82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 141 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818d82, #818d88); }

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Questions

What color is #818D82?: #818D82 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 #818D82?: The RGB value is 129, 141, 130: 129 red, 141 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818D82?: The complementary color is #8D818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818D82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.