What color is #817689?

#817689 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817689?

The RGB value is 129, 118, 137: 129 red, 118 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817689?

The complementary color is #7E8976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817689 color

#817689 rgb(129, 118, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817689 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.3% green and 53.7% blue (129, 118, 137).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 7% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#817689 color codes

HEX	`#817689`
RGB	`rgb(129, 118, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 7%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 14%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, 8.03, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 11.91, 312.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.046, 19.43, 26.356)`
Decimal	`8484489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817689, 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 #817689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #817689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817689; }
.text { color: #817689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 118 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817689, #897688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817689?: #817689 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817689?: The RGB value is 129, 118, 137: 129 red, 118 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817689?: The complementary color is #7E8976, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.