What color is #817B76?

#817B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817B76?

The RGB value is 129, 123, 118: 129 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817B76?

The complementary color is #767C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817B76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817B76 color

#817B76 rgb(129, 123, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817B76 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.2% green and 46.3% blue (129, 123, 118).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#817B76 color codes

HEX	`#817B76`
RGB	`rgb(129, 123, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 9%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, 1.33, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 3.79, 69.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.406, 20.141, 20.001)`
Decimal	`8485750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817B76, 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 #817B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #817B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817b76; }
.text { color: #817b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 123 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817b76, #818176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817B76?: #817B76 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817B76?: The RGB value is 129, 123, 118: 129 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817B76?: The complementary color is #767C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817B76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.