What color is #81928D?

#81928D 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 #81928D?

The RGB value is 129, 146, 141: 129 red, 146 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81928D?

The complementary color is #928186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81928D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81928D color

#81928D rgb(129, 146, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81928D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 57.3% green and 55.3% blue (129, 146, 141).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#81928D color codes

HEX	`#81928D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 146, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 57.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, -7.12, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 7.14, 175.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.139, 27.148, 29.162)`
Decimal	`8491661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81928D, 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 #81928D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81928D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #81928D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81928d; }
.text { color: #81928d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81928d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 146 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81928d, #818e92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81928D?: #81928D 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 #81928D?: The RGB value is 129, 146, 141: 129 red, 146 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81928D?: The complementary color is #928186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81928D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.