What color is #817614?

#817614 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817614?

The RGB value is 129, 118, 20: 129 red, 118 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817614?

The complementary color is #141F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817614?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817614 color

#817614 rgb(129, 118, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817614 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.3% green and 7.8% blue (129, 118, 20).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 73% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 84% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#817614 color codes

HEX	`#817614`
RGB	`rgb(129, 118, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 73%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 84%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 84%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, -6.5, 50.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 50.63, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.659, 17.675, 3.249)`
Decimal	`8484372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817614, 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 #817614	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817614 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #817614 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817614; }
.text { color: #817614; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817614; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 118 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817614, #558114); }

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Questions

What color is #817614?: #817614 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817614?: The RGB value is 129, 118, 20: 129 red, 118 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817614?: The complementary color is #141F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817614?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.