What color is #81917F?

#81917F is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81917F?

The RGB value is 129, 145, 127: 129 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81917F?

The complementary color is #8F7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81917F?

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.

#81917F color

#81917F rgb(129, 145, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81917F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.9% green and 49.8% blue (129, 145, 127).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% 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 6.29:1).

#81917F color codes

HEX	`#81917F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 145, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, -9.34, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 12.06, 140.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.009, 26.45, 23.968)`
Decimal	`8491391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81917F, 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 #81917F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81917F 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 #81917F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81917f; }
.text { color: #81917f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81917f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 145 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81917f, #7f9186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #81917F?: #81917F is a gray, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81917F?: The RGB value is 129, 145, 127: 129 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81917F?: The complementary color is #8F7F91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81917F?: 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.