What color is #817C89?

#817C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817C89?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 137: 129 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817C89?

The complementary color is #84897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817C89 color

#817C89 rgb(129, 124, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817C89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 53.7% blue (129, 124, 137).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 5% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#817C89 color codes

HEX	`#817C89`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 5%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, 4.52, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 7.8, 305.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.775, 20.889, 26.599)`
Decimal	`8486025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817C89, 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 #817C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #817C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c89; }
.text { color: #817c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c89, #877c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817C89?: #817C89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817C89?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 137: 129 red, 124 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817C89?: The complementary color is #84897C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.