What color is #817B6D?

#817B6D 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 #817B6D?

The RGB value is 129, 123, 109: 129 red, 123 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817B6D?

The complementary color is #6D7381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817B6D color

#817B6D rgb(129, 123, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817B6D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.2% green and 42.7% blue (129, 123, 109).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#817B6D color codes

HEX	`#817B6D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 123, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, -0.28, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 8.48, 91.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.896, 19.937, 17.318)`
Decimal	`8485741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817B6D, 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 #817B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #817B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817b6d; }
.text { color: #817b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 123 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817b6d, #7d816d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #817B6D?: #817B6D 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 #817B6D?: The RGB value is 129, 123, 109: 129 red, 123 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817B6D?: The complementary color is #6D7381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.