What color is #817737?

#817737 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817737?

The RGB value is 129, 119, 55: 129 red, 119 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817737?

The complementary color is #374181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817737?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817737 color

#817737 rgb(129, 119, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817737 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.7% green and 21.6% blue (129, 119, 55).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 40% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 57% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#817737 color codes

HEX	`#817737`
RGB	`rgb(129, 119, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 40%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 57%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 57%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.66, -5.01, 36.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.66, 36.39, 97.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.34, 18.137, 6.254)`
Decimal	`8484663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817737, 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 #817737	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#817737 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #817737 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817737; }
.text { color: #817737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817737; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 119 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817737, #668137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #817737?: #817737 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817737?: The RGB value is 129, 119, 55: 129 red, 119 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817737?: The complementary color is #374181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817737?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.