What color is #819198?

#819198 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819198?

The RGB value is 129, 145, 152: 129 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819198?

The complementary color is #988881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819198 color

#819198 rgb(129, 145, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819198 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.9% green and 59.6% blue (129, 145, 152).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#819198 color codes

HEX	`#819198`
RGB	`rgb(129, 145, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -4.2, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 7.04, 233.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.845, 27.184, 33.638)`
Decimal	`8491416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819198, 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 #819198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #819198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819198; }
.text { color: #819198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 145 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819198, #818698); }

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Questions

What color is #819198?: #819198 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819198?: The RGB value is 129, 145, 152: 129 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819198?: The complementary color is #988881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.