What color is #818D90?

#818D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818D90?

The RGB value is 129, 141, 144: 129 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818D90?

The complementary color is #908481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818D90 color

#818D90 rgb(129, 141, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818D90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 55.3% green and 56.5% blue (129, 141, 144).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#818D90 color codes

HEX	`#818D90`
RGB	`rgb(129, 141, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 55.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, -3.7, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 4.82, 219.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.611, 25.73, 30.103)`
Decimal	`8490384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818D90, 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 #818D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #818D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818d90; }
.text { color: #818d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 141 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818d90, #818690); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #818D90?: #818D90 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818D90?: The RGB value is 129, 141, 144: 129 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818D90?: The complementary color is #908481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.