What color is #817950?

#817950 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817950?

The RGB value is 129, 121, 80: 129 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817950?

The complementary color is #505881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817950?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817950 color

#817950 rgb(129, 121, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817950 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.5% green and 31.4% blue (129, 121, 80).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#817950 color codes

HEX	`#817950`
RGB	`rgb(129, 121, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, -3.48, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 23.87, 98.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.339, 18.922, 10.327)`
Decimal	`8485200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817950, 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 #817950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #817950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817950; }
.text { color: #817950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 121 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817950, #708150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817950?: #817950 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817950?: The RGB value is 129, 121, 80: 129 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817950?: The complementary color is #505881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817950?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.