What color is #81907F?

#81907F is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81907F?

The RGB value is 129, 144, 127: 129 red, 144 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81907F?

The complementary color is #8E7F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81907F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81907F color

#81907F rgb(129, 144, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81907F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.5% green and 49.8% blue (129, 144, 127).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#81907F color codes

HEX	`#81907F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 144, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, -8.79, 7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 11.37, 140.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.857, 26.146, 23.917)`
Decimal	`8491135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81907F, 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 #81907F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81907F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #81907F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81907f; }
.text { color: #81907f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81907f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 144 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81907f, #7f9086); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81907F?: #81907F is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81907F?: The RGB value is 129, 144, 127: 129 red, 144 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81907F?: The complementary color is #8E7F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81907F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.