What color is #817988?

#817988 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817988?

The RGB value is 129, 121, 136: 129 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817988?

The complementary color is #808879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817988 color

#817988 rgb(129, 121, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.5% green and 53.3% blue (129, 121, 136).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#817988 color codes

HEX	`#817988`
RGB	`rgb(129, 121, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 11%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, 6.06, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 9.29, 310.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.334, 20.12, 26.1)`
Decimal	`8485256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817988, 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 #817988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #817988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817988; }
.text { color: #817988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 121 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817988, #887988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817988?: #817988 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817988?: The RGB value is 129, 121, 136: 129 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817988?: The complementary color is #808879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.