#81858a

Color #81858a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.68 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#81858a

RGB

rgb(129, 133, 138)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 3.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 6.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 3.6%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(55.36, -0.45, -3.2)

LCH

lch(55.36, 3.23, 262)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.009, 253.79)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 50.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8681

Analogous

#818a8a

#81858a

#82818a

Triadic

#81858a

#8a8185

#858a81

Split-complementary

#81858a

#8a8281

#8a8a81

Tetradic

#81858a

#86818a

#8a8681

#858a81

Square

#81858a

#8a818a

#8a8681

#818a82

Shades

Color #81858a mixed toward black.

#6b6f73

#56595c

#404345

#2b2c2e

#151617

Tints

Color #81858a mixed toward white.

#96999e

#abaeb1

#c0c2c5

#d5d6d8

#eaebec

Tones

Color #81858a mixed toward gray.

#828589

#838589

#838588

#848587

#858686

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838389 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#838289 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#818888 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81858a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81858a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#81858a (#81858a) is rgb(129, 133, 138) in RGB.

No, #81858a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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