What color is #817458?

#817458 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 #817458?

The RGB value is 129, 116, 88: 129 red, 116 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817458?

The complementary color is #586581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817458 color

#817458 rgb(129, 116, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817458 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.5% green and 34.5% blue (129, 116, 88).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#817458 color codes

HEX	`#817458`
RGB	`rgb(129, 116, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, 0.45, 17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 17.34, 88.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.06, 17.863, 11.78)`
Decimal	`8483928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817458, 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 #817458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #817458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817458; }
.text { color: #817458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 116 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817458, #798158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817458?: #817458 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 #817458?: The RGB value is 129, 116, 88: 129 red, 116 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817458?: The complementary color is #586581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.