What color is #817177?

#817177 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817177?

The RGB value is 129, 113, 119: 129 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817177?

The complementary color is #71817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817177 color

#817177 rgb(129, 113, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817177 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.3% green and 46.7% blue (129, 113, 119).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#817177 color codes

HEX	`#817177`
RGB	`rgb(129, 113, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 7.34, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 7.41, 352.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.288, 17.81, 19.923)`
Decimal	`8483191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817177, 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 #817177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #817177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817177; }
.text { color: #817177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 113 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817177, #817371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817177?: #817177 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817177?: The RGB value is 129, 113, 119: 129 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817177?: The complementary color is #71817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.