What color is #817C72?

#817C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817C72?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 114: 129 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817C72?

The complementary color is #727781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817C72 color

#817C72 rgb(129, 124, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817C72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 44.7% blue (129, 124, 114).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#817C72 color codes

HEX	`#817C72`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, 0.03, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 6.13, 89.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.298, 20.298, 18.818)`
Decimal	`8486002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817C72, 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 #817C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #817C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c72; }
.text { color: #817c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c72, #7e8172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #817C72?: #817C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817C72?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 114: 129 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817C72?: The complementary color is #727781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.