What color is #817C8B?

#817C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817C8B?

The RGB value is 129, 124, 139: 129 red, 124 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817C8B?

The complementary color is #868B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817C8B color

#817C8B rgb(129, 124, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817C8B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 48.6% green and 54.5% blue (129, 124, 139).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#817C8B color codes

HEX	`#817C8B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 124, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 48.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 4.94, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 8.93, 303.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.92, 20.947, 27.362)`
Decimal	`8486027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817C8B, 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 #817C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #817C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817c8b; }
.text { color: #817c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 124 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817c8b, #887c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #817C8B?: #817C8B is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817C8B?: The RGB value is 129, 124, 139: 129 red, 124 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817C8B?: The complementary color is #868B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.