What color is #817257?

#817257 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817257?

The RGB value is 129, 114, 87: 129 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817257?

The complementary color is #576681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817257 color

#817257 rgb(129, 114, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817257 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.7% green and 34.1% blue (129, 114, 87).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#817257 color codes

HEX	`#817257`
RGB	`rgb(129, 114, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, 1.47, 17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 17.19, 85.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.791, 17.39, 11.487)`
Decimal	`8483415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817257, 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 #817257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #817257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817257; }
.text { color: #817257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 114 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817257, #7b8157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817257?: #817257 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817257?: The RGB value is 129, 114, 87: 129 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817257?: The complementary color is #576681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.