What color is #817957?

#817957 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817957?

The RGB value is 129, 121, 87: 129 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817957?

The complementary color is #575F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817957?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817957 color

#817957 rgb(129, 121, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817957 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.5% green and 34.1% blue (129, 121, 87).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#817957 color codes

HEX	`#817957`
RGB	`rgb(129, 121, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.72, -2.55, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.72, 19.96, 97.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.611, 19.03, 11.761)`
Decimal	`8485207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817957, 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 #817957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #817957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817957; }
.text { color: #817957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 121 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817957, #748157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817957?: #817957 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817957?: The RGB value is 129, 121, 87: 129 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817957?: The complementary color is #575F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817957?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.