What color is #81979B?

#81979B 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 #81979B?

The RGB value is 129, 151, 155: 129 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81979B?

The complementary color is #9B8581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81979B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81979B color

#81979B rgb(129, 151, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81979B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (129, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#81979B color codes

HEX	`#81979B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, -6.87, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 8.33, 214.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.035, 29.166, 35.262)`
Decimal	`8492955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81979B, 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 #81979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81979B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #81979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81979b; }
.text { color: #81979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81979b, #818a9b); }

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Questions

What color is #81979B?: #81979B 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 #81979B?: The RGB value is 129, 151, 155: 129 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81979B?: The complementary color is #9B8581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81979B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.