What color is #81909A?

#81909A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81909A?

The RGB value is 129, 144, 154: 129 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81909A?

The complementary color is #9A8B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81909A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81909A color

#81909A rgb(129, 144, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81909A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.5% green and 60.4% blue (129, 144, 154).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#81909A color codes

HEX	`#81909A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 144, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, -3.2, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 7.8, 245.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.858, 26.946, 34.457)`
Decimal	`8491162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81909A, 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 #81909A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81909A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #81909A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81909a; }
.text { color: #81909a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81909a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 144 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81909a, #81849a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81909A?: #81909A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81909A?: The RGB value is 129, 144, 154: 129 red, 144 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81909A?: The complementary color is #9A8B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81909A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.