What color is #817352?

#817352 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 #817352?

The RGB value is 129, 115, 82: 129 red, 115 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817352?

The complementary color is #526081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817352 color

#817352 rgb(129, 115, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817352 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.1% green and 32.2% blue (129, 115, 82).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#817352 color codes

HEX	`#817352`
RGB	`rgb(129, 115, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.93, 0.21, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.93, 20.28, 89.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.707, 17.538, 10.486)`
Decimal	`8483666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817352, 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 #817352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #817352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817352; }
.text { color: #817352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 115 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817352, #778152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817352?: #817352 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 #817352?: The RGB value is 129, 115, 82: 129 red, 115 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817352?: The complementary color is #526081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.