What color is #817272?

#817272 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817272?

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

What is the complementary color of #817272?

The complementary color is #728181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817272 color

#817272 rgb(129, 114, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817272 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#817272 color codes

HEX	`#817272`
RGB	`rgb(129, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 5.83, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 6.21, 20.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.108, 17.917, 18.421)`
Decimal	`8483442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817272, 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 #817272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #817272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817272; }
.text { color: #817272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817272, #817972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #817272?: #817272 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817272?: The RGB value is 129, 114, 114: 129 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817272?: The complementary color is #728181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.