What color is #817A77?

#817A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A77?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 119: 129 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A77?

The complementary color is #777E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A77 color

#817A77 rgb(129, 122, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 46.7% blue (129, 122, 119).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#817A77 color codes

HEX	`#817A77`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, 2.1, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 3.33, 51.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.342, 19.918, 20.275)`
Decimal	`8485495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A77, 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 #817A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #817A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a77; }
.text { color: #817a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a77, #817f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817A77?: #817A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A77?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 119: 129 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A77?: The complementary color is #777E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.