What color is #817872?

#817872 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817872?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 114: 129 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817872?

The complementary color is #727B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817872 color

#817872 rgb(129, 120, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817872 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 44.7% blue (129, 120, 114).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#817872 color codes

HEX	`#817872`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, 2.33, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 5.1, 62.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.807, 19.315, 18.654)`
Decimal	`8484978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817872, 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 #817872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #817872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817872; }
.text { color: #817872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817872, #817f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817872?: #817872 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817872?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 114: 129 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817872?: The complementary color is #727B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.