What color is #817955?

#817955 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817955?

The RGB value is 129, 121, 85: 129 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817955?

The complementary color is #555D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817955 color

#817955 rgb(129, 121, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817955 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.5% green and 33.3% blue (129, 121, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#817955 color codes

HEX	`#817955`
RGB	`rgb(129, 121, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, -2.82, 20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 21.08, 97.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.531, 18.998, 11.336)`
Decimal	`8485205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817955, 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 #817955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #817955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817955; }
.text { color: #817955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 121 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817955, #738155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817955?: #817955 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817955?: The RGB value is 129, 121, 85: 129 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817955?: The complementary color is #555D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.