What color is #817687?

#817687 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817687?

The RGB value is 129, 118, 135: 129 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817687?

The complementary color is #7C8776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817687 color

#817687 rgb(129, 118, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817687 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.3% green and 52.9% blue (129, 118, 135).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#817687 color codes

HEX	`#817687`
RGB	`rgb(129, 118, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 13%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.12, 7.6, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.12, 10.84, 314.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.904, 19.373, 25.608)`
Decimal	`8484487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817687, 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 #817687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #817687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817687; }
.text { color: #817687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 118 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817687, #877685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817687?: #817687 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817687?: The RGB value is 129, 118, 135: 129 red, 118 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817687?: The complementary color is #7C8776, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.