What color is #817A33?

#817A33 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A33?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 51: 129 red, 122 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A33?

The complementary color is #333A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A33 color

#817A33 rgb(129, 122, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817A33 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 20% blue (129, 122, 51).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 43% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 60% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Commando (#828039), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#817A33 color codes

HEX	`#817A33`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 43%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 60%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 60%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.48, -7.02, 38.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.48, 39.61, 100.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.611, 18.826, 5.89)`
Decimal	`8485427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A33, 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 #817A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #817A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a33; }
.text { color: #817a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a33, #618133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #817A33?: #817A33 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Green Commando. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A33?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 51: 129 red, 122 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A33?: The complementary color is #333A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.