What color is #81989A?

#81989A 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 #81989A?

The RGB value is 129, 152, 154: 129 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81989A?

The complementary color is #9A8381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81989A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81989A color

#81989A rgb(129, 152, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81989A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.6% green and 60.4% blue (129, 152, 154).

Its hue angle is 185°, 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 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#81989A color codes

HEX	`#81989A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 152, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -7.64, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 8.52, 206.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.113, 29.456, 34.875)`
Decimal	`8493210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81989A, 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 #81989A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81989A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #81989A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81989a; }
.text { color: #81989a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81989a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 152 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81989a, #818c9a); }

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Questions

What color is #81989A?: #81989A 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 #81989A?: The RGB value is 129, 152, 154: 129 red, 152 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81989A?: The complementary color is #9A8381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81989A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.