What color is #817B56?

#817B56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817B56?

The RGB value is 129, 123, 86: 129 red, 123 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817B56?

The complementary color is #565C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817B56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817B56 color

#817B56 rgb(129, 123, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817B56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.2% green and 33.7% blue (129, 123, 86).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#817B56 color codes

HEX	`#817B56`
RGB	`rgb(129, 123, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, -3.82, 21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 21.44, 100.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.816, 19.505, 11.629)`
Decimal	`8485718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817B56, 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 #817B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #817B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817b56; }
.text { color: #817b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 123 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817b56, #728156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817B56?: #817B56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817B56?: The RGB value is 129, 123, 86: 129 red, 123 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817B56?: The complementary color is #565C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817B56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.