What color is #817578?

#817578 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817578?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 120: 129 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817578?

The complementary color is #75817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817578 color

#817578 rgb(129, 117, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817578 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 47.1% blue (129, 117, 120).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#817578 color codes

HEX	`#817578`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 5.19, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 5.19, 0.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.804, 18.746, 20.393)`
Decimal	`8484216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817578, 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 #817578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #817578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817578; }
.text { color: #817578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817578, #817875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817578?: #817578 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817578?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 120: 129 red, 117 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817578?: The complementary color is #75817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.