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#81657D Color

#81657D is rgb(129, 101, 125) in RGB, hsl(309, 12%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Lavender (#796878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81657D
HEX#81657D
RGBrgb(129, 101, 125)
HSLhsl(309, 12%, 45%)
HSVhsv(309, 22%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.05 331.1)
LABlab(46.25% 14.85 -8.94)
LCHlch(46.25% 17.34 328.95)

What #81657D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #81657D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Lavender#796878ΔE 6.17Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 9.12Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.43Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 12.42Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 12.53French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#81657D Channel Values

How #81657D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 101 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 12% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 22% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 3% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.13:1 vs white · 4.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81657D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81657D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81657D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81657D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81657D
Complementary
#658169
Analogous
#776581
Analogous
#81656F
Triadic
#7C8165
Triadic
#657C81
Split comp.
#6F8165
Split comp.
#658177

Tints & Shades of #81657D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#967991
#A58DA2
#B7A4B4
#C7B8C5
#D9CED7
#E9E2E8

Shades

#6F586C
#5E4A5B
#4D3D4B
#3F313D
#2E242C
#1D161C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81657D.

How #81657D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#81657D
Protanopia#6A6A7D
Protanomaly#74687D
Deuteranopia#6F6F7C
Deuteranomaly#776B7D
Tritanopia#7E6868
Tritanomaly#7F6771
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81657D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-81657d: #81657D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81657D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81657d': '#81657D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.396, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_81657d">#81657D</color>
SVG fillfill="#81657D"

More Pink Colors

#81657D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#81657D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81657D?

#81657D is a mid-tone pink — rgb(129, 101, 125) in RGB and hsl(309, 12%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #81657D?

#81657D is rgb(129, 101, 125) — red 129, green 101, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81657D?

#81657D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81657D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #81657D scores 5.13:1 against white and 4.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81657D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81657D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 17.43, which is visibly different.

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