What color is #817A86?

#817A86 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817A86?

The RGB value is 129, 122, 134: 129 red, 122 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817A86?

The complementary color is #7F867A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817A86 color

#817A86 rgb(129, 122, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817A86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.8% green and 52.5% blue (129, 122, 134).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 5% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#817A86 color codes

HEX	`#817A86`
RGB	`rgb(129, 122, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 5%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 9%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.18, 5.06, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.18, 7.51, 312.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.315, 20.307, 25.399)`
Decimal	`8485510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817A86, 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 #817A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #817A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817a86; }
.text { color: #817a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 122 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817a86, #867a85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817A86?: #817A86 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817A86?: The RGB value is 129, 122, 134: 129 red, 122 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817A86?: The complementary color is #7F867A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.