What color is #817585?

#817585 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817585?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 133: 129 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817585?

The complementary color is #798575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817585 color

#817585 rgb(129, 117, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817585 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (129, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 6% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#817585 color codes

HEX	`#817585`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 6%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 12%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 7.77, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 10.49, 317.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.648, 19.083, 24.834)`
Decimal	`8484229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817585, 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 #817585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #817585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817585; }
.text { color: #817585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817585, #857581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817585?: #817585 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817585?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 133: 129 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817585?: The complementary color is #798575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.