What color is #817555?

#817555 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 #817555?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 85: 129 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817555?

The complementary color is #556181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817555 color

#817555 rgb(129, 117, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817555 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 33.3% blue (129, 117, 85).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#817555 color codes

HEX	`#817555`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, -0.54, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 19.38, 91.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.054, 18.046, 11.177)`
Decimal	`8484181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817555, 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 #817555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #817555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817555; }
.text { color: #817555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817555, #778155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817555?: #817555 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 #817555?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 85: 129 red, 117 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817555?: The complementary color is #556181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.