What color is #817884?

#817884 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817884?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 132: 129 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817884?

The complementary color is #7B8478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817884 color

#817884 rgb(129, 120, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817884 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 51.8% blue (129, 120, 132).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 5% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#817884 color codes

HEX	`#817884`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 5%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 9%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, 5.81, -5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 7.86, 317.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.934, 19.766, 24.59)`
Decimal	`8484996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817884, 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 #817884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #817884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817884; }
.text { color: #817884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817884, #847881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817884?: #817884 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817884?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 132: 129 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817884?: The complementary color is #7B8478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.