What color is #817A68?

#817A68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A68?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 104: 129 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A68?

The complementary color is #686F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A68 color

#817A68 rgb(129, 122, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817A68 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 40.8% blue (129, 122, 104).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#817A68 color codes

HEX	`#817A68`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, -0.54, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 10.84, 92.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.511, 19.586, 15.899)`
Decimal	`8485480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A68, 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 #817A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #817A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a68; }
.text { color: #817a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a68, #7b8168); }

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Questions

What color is #817A68?: #817A68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A68?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 104: 129 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A68?: The complementary color is #686F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.