What color is #817571?

#817571 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817571?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 113: 129 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817571?

The complementary color is #717D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817571 color

#817571 rgb(129, 117, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817571 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 44.3% blue (129, 117, 113).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#817571 color codes

HEX	`#817571`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 3.89, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 5.5, 44.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.395, 18.582, 18.237)`
Decimal	`8484209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817571, 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 #817571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #817571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817571; }
.text { color: #817571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817571, #817d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817571?: #817571 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817571?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 113: 129 red, 117 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817571?: The complementary color is #717D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.