What color is #817972?

#817972 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817972?

The RGB value is 129, 121, 114: 129 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817972?

The complementary color is #727A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817972 color

#817972 rgb(129, 121, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817972 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.5% green and 44.7% blue (129, 121, 114).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#817972 color codes

HEX	`#817972`
RGB	`rgb(129, 121, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 1.75, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 5.23, 70.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.928, 19.557, 18.694)`
Decimal	`8485234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817972, 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 #817972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #817972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817972; }
.text { color: #817972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 121 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817972, #818072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817972?: #817972 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817972?: The RGB value is 129, 121, 114: 129 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817972?: The complementary color is #727A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.