#81828b

Color #81828b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#81828b

RGB

rgb(129, 130, 139)

HSL

hsl(234, 4.1%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 7.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 6.5%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.55, 1.48, -4.97)

LCH

lch(54.55, 5.19, 286.58)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0136, 281.06)

HWB

hwb(234, 50.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8a81

Analogous

#81878b

#81828b

#85818b

Triadic

#81828b

#8b8182

#828b81

Split-complementary

#81828b

#8b8581

#878b81

Tetradic

#81828b

#8a818b

#8b8a81

#828b81

Square

#81828b

#8b8187

#8b8a81

#818b85

Shades

Color #81828b mixed toward black.

#6b6c74

#56565d

#404146

#2b2b2e

#151617

Tints

Color #81828b mixed toward white.

#96979e

#abacb2

#c0c0c5

#d5d5d8

#eaeaec

Tones

Color #81828b mixed toward gray.

#82838a

#838389

#838488

#848588

#858587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818189 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#818188 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#818787 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81828b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81828b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#81828b (#81828b) is rgb(129, 130, 139) in RGB.

No, #81828b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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