What color is #817A4B?

#817A4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A4B?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 75: 129 red, 122 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A4B?

The complementary color is #4B5281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A4B color

#817A4B rgb(129, 122, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817A4B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 29.4% blue (129, 122, 75).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#817A4B color codes

HEX	`#817A4B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, -4.65, 26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 27.08, 99.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.283, 19.095, 9.43)`
Decimal	`8485451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A4B, 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 #817A4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #817A4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a4b; }
.text { color: #817a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a4b, #6d814b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817A4B?: #817A4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A4B?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 75: 129 red, 122 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A4B?: The complementary color is #4B5281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.