What color is #819899?

#819899 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 #819899?

The RGB value is 129, 152, 153: 129 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819899?

The complementary color is #998281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819899 color

#819899 rgb(129, 152, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819899 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.6% green and 60% blue (129, 152, 153).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#819899 color codes

HEX	`#819899`
RGB	`rgb(129, 152, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, -7.86, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 8.5, 202.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.03, 29.423, 34.439)`
Decimal	`8493209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819899, 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 #819899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#819899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #819899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819899; }
.text { color: #819899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 152 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819899, #818c99); }

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Questions

What color is #819899?: #819899 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 #819899?: The RGB value is 129, 152, 153: 129 red, 152 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819899?: The complementary color is #998281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.