What color is #817A70?

#817A70 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A70?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 112: 129 red, 122 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A70?

The complementary color is #707781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A70 color

#817A70 rgb(129, 122, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817A70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 43.9% blue (129, 122, 112).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#817A70 color codes

HEX	`#817A70`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.56, 0.82, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.56, 6.48, 82.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.937, 19.756, 18.142)`
Decimal	`8485488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A70, 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 #817A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #817A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a70; }
.text { color: #817a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a70, #7f8170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #817A70?: #817A70 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A70?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 112: 129 red, 122 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A70?: The complementary color is #707781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.