What color is #817C65?

#817C65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817C65?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 101: 129 red, 124 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817C65?

The complementary color is #656A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817C65 color

#817C65 rgb(129, 124, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #817C65 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 39.6% blue (129, 124, 101).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#817C65 color codes

HEX	`#817C65`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -2.17, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 13.44, 99.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.61, 20.022, 15.194)`
Decimal	`8485989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817C65, 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 #817C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #817C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c65; }
.text { color: #817c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c65, #788165); }

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Questions

What color is #817C65?: #817C65 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817C65?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 101: 129 red, 124 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817C65?: The complementary color is #656A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.