What color is #817C5D?

#817C5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817C5D?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 93: 129 red, 124 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817C5D?

The complementary color is #5D6281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817C5D color

#817C5D rgb(129, 124, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817C5D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 36.5% blue (129, 124, 93).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#817C5D color codes

HEX	`#817C5D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.69, -3.4, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.69, 17.98, 100.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.237, 19.873, 13.229)`
Decimal	`8485981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817C5D, 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 #817C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #817C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c5d; }
.text { color: #817c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c5d, #74815d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #817C5D?: #817C5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817C5D?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 93: 129 red, 124 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817C5D?: The complementary color is #5D6281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.