#81898e

Color #81898e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.11 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#81898e

RGB

rgb(129, 137, 142)

HSL

hsl(203.1, 5.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.1, 9.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(56.6, -1.88, -3.68)

LCH

lch(56.6, 4.13, 242.94)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0121, 235.12)

HWB

hwb(203.1, 50.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8681

Analogous

#818e8c

#81898e

#81828e

Triadic

#81898e

#8e8189

#898e81

Split-complementary

#81898e

#8e8182

#8e8c81

Tetradic

#81898e

#86818e

#8e8681

#898e81

Square

#81898e

#8c818e

#8e8681

#828e81

Shades

Color #81898e mixed toward black.

#6b7277

#555b5f

#404547

#2b2e30

#151718

Tints

Color #81898e mixed toward white.

#969da1

#abb0b4

#c0c4c6

#d5d8d9

#eaebec

Tones

Color #81898e mixed toward gray.

#82898d

#83888c

#84888b

#85888a

#868888

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858d · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#84838d · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#818c8c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 4.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #81898e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81898e]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Frequently asked questions

#81898e (#81898e) is rgb(129, 137, 142) in RGB.

No, #81898e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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