What color is #819CA3?

#819CA3 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 #819CA3?

The RGB value is 129, 156, 163: 129 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #819CA3?

The complementary color is #A38881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #819CA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#819CA3 color

#819CA3 rgb(129, 156, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #819CA3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 61.2% green and 63.9% blue (129, 156, 163).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#819CA3 color codes

HEX	`#819CA3`
RGB	`rgb(129, 156, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 61.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, -7.81, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 10.34, 220.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.551, 31.088, 39.192)`
Decimal	`8494243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #819CA3, 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 #819CA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#819CA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	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 #819CA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #819ca3; }
.text { color: #819ca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #819ca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 156 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #819ca3, #818ba3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #819CA3?: #819CA3 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 #819CA3?: The RGB value is 129, 156, 163: 129 red, 156 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #819CA3?: The complementary color is #A38881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #819CA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.