What color is #81938B?

#81938B 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 #81938B?

The RGB value is 129, 147, 139: 129 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81938B?

The complementary color is #938189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81938B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81938B color

#81938B rgb(129, 147, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81938B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 57.6% green and 54.5% blue (129, 147, 139).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#81938B color codes

HEX	`#81938B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 147, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 57.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 12%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, -8.08, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 8.33, 165.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.146, 27.398, 28.437)`
Decimal	`8491915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81938B, 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 #81938B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81938B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #81938B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81938b; }
.text { color: #81938b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81938b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 147 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81938b, #819293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #81938B?: #81938B 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 #81938B?: The RGB value is 129, 147, 139: 129 red, 147 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81938B?: The complementary color is #938189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81938B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.