What color is #817153?

#817153 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817153?

The RGB value is 129, 113, 83: 129 red, 113 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817153?

The complementary color is #536381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817153 color

#817153 rgb(129, 113, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817153 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.3% green and 32.5% blue (129, 113, 83).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#817153 color codes

HEX	`#817153`
RGB	`rgb(129, 113, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 1.5, 18.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 19.03, 85.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.52, 17.103, 10.613)`
Decimal	`8483155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817153, 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 #817153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #817153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817153; }
.text { color: #817153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 113 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817153, #7a8153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817153?: #817153 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817153?: The RGB value is 129, 113, 83: 129 red, 113 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817153?: The complementary color is #536381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.