What color is #818E9F?

#818E9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818E9F?

The RGB value is 129, 142, 159: 129 red, 142 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818E9F?

The complementary color is #9F9281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818E9F color

#818E9F rgb(129, 142, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818E9F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 55.7% green and 62.4% blue (129, 142, 159).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#818E9F color codes

HEX	`#818E9F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 142, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 55.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.52, -0.94, -10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.52, 10.61, 264.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.983, 26.516, 36.596)`
Decimal	`8490655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818E9F, 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 #818E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #818E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818e9f; }
.text { color: #818e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 142 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818e9f, #83819f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #818E9F?: #818E9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818E9F?: The RGB value is 129, 142, 159: 129 red, 142 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818E9F?: The complementary color is #9F9281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.