What color is #817072?

#817072 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817072?

The RGB value is 129, 112, 114: 129 red, 112 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817072?

The complementary color is #70817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817072?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817072 color

#817072 rgb(129, 112, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817072 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.9% green and 44.7% blue (129, 112, 114).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#817072 color codes

HEX	`#817072`
RGB	`rgb(129, 112, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.85, 7, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.85, 7.13, 10.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.884, 17.471, 18.346)`
Decimal	`8482930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817072, 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 #817072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	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 #817072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817072; }
.text { color: #817072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 112 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817072, #817670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #817072?: #817072 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817072?: The RGB value is 129, 112, 114: 129 red, 112 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817072?: The complementary color is #70817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817072?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.