What color is #819196?

#819196 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819196?

The RGB value is 129, 145, 150: 129 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819196?

The complementary color is #968681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819196 color

#819196 rgb(129, 145, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819196 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (129, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#819196 color codes

HEX	`#819196`
RGB	`rgb(129, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 14%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, -4.64, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 6.53, 224.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.682, 27.119, 32.782)`
Decimal	`8491414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819196, 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 #819196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #819196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819196; }
.text { color: #819196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819196, #818696); }

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Questions

What color is #819196?: #819196 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819196?: The RGB value is 129, 145, 150: 129 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819196?: The complementary color is #968681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.