What color is #817574?

#817574 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817574?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 116: 129 red, 117 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817574?

The complementary color is #748081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817574?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817574 color

#817574 rgb(129, 117, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817574 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 45.5% blue (129, 117, 116).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#817574 color codes

HEX	`#817574`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, 4.44, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 4.97, 26.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.567, 18.651, 19.142)`
Decimal	`8484212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817574, 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 #817574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #817574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817574; }
.text { color: #817574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817574, #817b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817574?: #817574 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817574?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 116: 129 red, 117 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817574?: The complementary color is #748081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817574?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.