Information about #81787C color

#81787C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #81787C belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 120, 124) — 50.6% red, 47.1% green, 48.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 2 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #81787C reads as a quiet, subdued grey and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Granite (#837E7C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Lining (#7F7F7D) and Industrial Silver (#7C7D79).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 120, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81787C: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81787C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81787C color variations

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#81787C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #81787C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Concord color link
Concord

#827F79

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81787C
  • RGB129, 120, 124
  • CMYK0, 4, 2, 49
  • CSSrgb(129, 120, 124)
  • HSL333°, 4%, 49%
  • HSL Precise333.333°, 3.614%, 48.824%
  • HSV333°, 7%, 51%
  • HSB333°, 7%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.471, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.471, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.471, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID81787C
  • DECIMAL ID8484988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01