What color is #817562?

#817562 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817562?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 98: 129 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817562?

The complementary color is #626E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817562 color

#817562 rgb(129, 117, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817562 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 38.4% blue (129, 117, 98).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#817562 color codes

HEX	`#817562`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.82, 1.37, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.82, 12.26, 83.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.619, 18.272, 14.152)`
Decimal	`8484194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817562, 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 #817562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #817562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817562; }
.text { color: #817562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817562, #7e8162); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817562?: #817562 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817562?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 98: 129 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817562?: The complementary color is #626E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.