What color is #81908A?

#81908A 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 #81908A?

The RGB value is 129, 144, 138: 129 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81908A?

The complementary color is #908187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81908A?

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.

#81908A color

#81908A rgb(129, 144, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81908A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.5% green and 54.1% blue (129, 144, 138).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 6% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#81908A color codes

HEX	`#81908A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 144, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 6%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, -6.63, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 6.76, 168.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.613, 26.448, 27.901)`
Decimal	`8491146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81908A, 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 #81908A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81908A 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 #81908A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81908a; }
.text { color: #81908a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81908a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 144 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81908a, #818f90); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #81908A?: #81908A 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 #81908A?: The RGB value is 129, 144, 138: 129 red, 144 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81908A?: The complementary color is #908187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81908A?: 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.