What color is #817C4A?

#817C4A is a desaturated yellow known as Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Verdant Leaf?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 74: 129 red, 124 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Verdant Leaf?

The complementary color is #4A4F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Verdant Leaf color: hex code #817C4A

#817C4A rgb(129, 124, 74)

Shades of yellow

Verdant Leaf has the hex code #817C4A. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 29% blue (129, 124, 74).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 43% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

Verdant Leaf (#817C4A) color codes

HEX	`#817C4A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 43%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, -5.89, 27.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 28.56, 101.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.497, 19.577, 9.334)`
Decimal	`8485962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Verdant Leaf, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #817C4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #817C4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c4a; }
.text { color: #817c4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c4a, #6a814a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

See #817C4A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #817C4A?: #817C4A is a desaturated yellow known as Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Verdant Leaf?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 74: 129 red, 124 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Verdant Leaf?: The complementary color is #4A4F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.