Skip to content

#818792 Color

#818792 is rgb(129, 135, 146) in RGB, hsl(219, 7%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Roman Silver (#838996), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#818792
HEX#818792
RGBrgb(129, 135, 146)
HSLhsl(219, 7%, 54%)
HSVhsv(219, 12%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.018 262.7)
LABlab(56.08% -0.55 -6.71)
LCHlch(56.08% 6.74 265.35)

What #818792 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 #818792, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#818792 Channel Values

How #818792 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 135 · B 1468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 7% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 12% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.61:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #818792 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #818792 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #818792

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #818792; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #818792

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #818792.

How #818792 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#818792
Protanopia#868692
Protanomaly#848692
Deuteranopia#858592
Deuteranomaly#838692
Tritanopia#7F8888
Tritanomaly#80888C
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #818792 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-818792: #818792;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #818792;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-818792': '#818792' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.529, blue: 0.573)
Android XML<color name="color_818792">#818792</color>
SVG fillfill="#818792"

More Gray Colors

#818792 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#818792 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #818792?

#818792 is a mid-tone gray — rgb(129, 135, 146) in RGB and hsl(219, 7%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.38.

What is the RGB value of #818792?

#818792 is rgb(129, 135, 146) — red 129, green 135, and blue 146 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #818792?

#818792 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #818792 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #818792 scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #818792 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #818792 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 5.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #818792 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every gray in the color library, the guide to shades of gray, or the full color library.