What color is #817C5A?

#817C5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817C5A?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 90: 129 red, 124 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817C5A?

The complementary color is #5A5F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817C5A color

#817C5A rgb(129, 124, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817C5A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 35.3% blue (129, 124, 90).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#817C5A color codes

HEX	`#817C5A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -3.83, 19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 19.67, 101.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.106, 19.821, 12.543)`
Decimal	`8485978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817C5A, 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 #817C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #817C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c5a; }
.text { color: #817c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c5a, #73815a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #817C5A?: #817C5A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817C5A?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 90: 129 red, 124 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817C5A?: The complementary color is #5A5F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.