What color is #817A62?

#817A62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A62?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 98: 129 red, 122 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A62?

The complementary color is #626981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A62 color

#817A62 rgb(129, 122, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817A62 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 38.4% blue (129, 122, 98).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#817A62 color codes

HEX	`#817A62`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, -1.5, 14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 14.21, 96.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.217, 19.468, 14.351)`
Decimal	`8485474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A62, 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 #817A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #817A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a62; }
.text { color: #817a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a62, #788162); }

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Questions

What color is #817A62?: #817A62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A62?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 98: 129 red, 122 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A62?: The complementary color is #626981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.