What color is #819286?

#819286 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 #819286?

The RGB value is 129, 146, 134: 129 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819286?

The complementary color is #92818D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819286?

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.

#819286 color

#819286 rgb(129, 146, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819286 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 57.3% green and 52.5% blue (129, 146, 134).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#819286 color codes

HEX	`#819286`
RGB	`rgb(129, 146, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 57.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, -8.53, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 9.56, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.634, 26.946, 26.506)`
Decimal	`8491654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819286, 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 #819286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819286 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 #819286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819286; }
.text { color: #819286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 146 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819286, #81928f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #819286?: #819286 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 #819286?: The RGB value is 129, 146, 134: 129 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819286?: The complementary color is #92818D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819286?: 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.