What color is #817774?

#817774 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817774?

The RGB value is 129, 119, 116: 129 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817774?

The complementary color is #747E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817774 color

#817774 rgb(129, 119, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817774 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.7% green and 45.5% blue (129, 119, 116).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#817774 color codes

HEX	`#817774`
RGB	`rgb(129, 119, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 10%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, 3.28, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 4.46, 42.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.802, 19.122, 19.22)`
Decimal	`8484724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817774, 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 #817774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #817774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817774; }
.text { color: #817774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 119 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817774, #817d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817774?: #817774 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817774?: The RGB value is 129, 119, 116: 129 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817774?: The complementary color is #747E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.