What color is #819494?

#819494 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819494?

The RGB value is 129, 148, 148: 129 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819494?

The complementary color is #948181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819494 color

#819494 rgb(129, 148, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819494 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 58% green and 58% blue (129, 148, 148).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#819494 color codes

HEX	`#819494`
RGB	`rgb(129, 148, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 58%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, -6.74, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 7.12, 198.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.987, 27.984, 32.096)`
Decimal	`8492180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819494, 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 #819494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #819494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819494; }
.text { color: #819494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 148 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819494, #818b94); }

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Questions

What color is #819494?: #819494 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819494?: The RGB value is 129, 148, 148: 129 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819494?: The complementary color is #948181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.