What color is #819495?

#819495 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #819495?

The RGB value is 129, 148, 149: 129 red, 148 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819495?

The complementary color is #958281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819495?

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.

#819495 color

#819495 rgb(129, 148, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819495 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 58% green and 58.4% blue (129, 148, 149).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#819495 color codes

HEX	`#819495`
RGB	`rgb(129, 148, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 58%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.9, -6.53, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.9, 7.11, 203.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.067, 28.016, 32.515)`
Decimal	`8492181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819495, 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 #819495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819495 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 #819495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819495; }
.text { color: #819495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 148 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819495, #818a95); }

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Questions

What color is #819495?: #819495 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #819495?: The RGB value is 129, 148, 149: 129 red, 148 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819495?: The complementary color is #958281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819495?: 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.