What color is #817487?

#817487 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817487?

The RGB value is 129, 116, 135: 129 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817487?

The complementary color is #7A8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817487 color

#817487 rgb(129, 116, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817487 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.5% green and 52.9% blue (129, 116, 135).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#817487 color codes

HEX	`#817487`
RGB	`rgb(129, 116, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 14%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, 8.78, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 12.25, 315.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.671, 18.907, 25.53)`
Decimal	`8483975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817487, 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 #817487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #817487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817487; }
.text { color: #817487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 116 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817487, #877484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817487?: #817487 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817487?: The RGB value is 129, 116, 135: 129 red, 116 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817487?: The complementary color is #7A8774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.