What color is #817273?

#817273 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817273?

The RGB value is 129, 114, 115: 129 red, 114 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817273?

The complementary color is #728180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817273 color

#817273 rgb(129, 114, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817273 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 44.7% green and 45.1% blue (129, 114, 115).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#817273 color codes

HEX	`#817273`
RGB	`rgb(129, 114, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 44.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, 6.01, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 6.21, 14.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.165, 17.94, 18.722)`
Decimal	`8483443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817273, 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 #817273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #817273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817273; }
.text { color: #817273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 114 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817273, #817872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #817273?: #817273 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817273?: The RGB value is 129, 114, 115: 129 red, 114 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817273?: The complementary color is #728180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.