#818C8D Color

#818C8D is rgb(129, 140, 141) in RGB and hsl(185, 5%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#818C8D

HEX#818C8D

RGBrgb(129, 140, 141)

HSLhsl(185, 5%, 53%)

HSVhsv(185, 9%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(63.1% 0.013 203.4)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #818C8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #818C8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#818C8D Complementary#8D8281 Analogous#818D88 Analogous#81868D Triadic#8D818C Triadic#8C8D81

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #818C8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#919B9C #A4ACAD #B4BBBB #C7CCCC #D7DADB #EAEBEC

Shades

#6F7A7B #5E6868 #4E5556 #3D4243 #2C3030 #1B1D1D

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