What color is #817D5F?

#817D5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817D5F?

The RGB value is 129, 125, 95: 129 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817D5F?

The complementary color is #5F6381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817D5F color

#817D5F rgb(129, 125, 95)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817D5F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49% green and 37.3% blue (129, 125, 95).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#817D5F color codes

HEX	`#817D5F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 125, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.02, -3.67, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.02, 17.34, 102.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.452, 20.161, 13.744)`
Decimal	`8486239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817D5F, 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 #817D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #817D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817d5f; }
.text { color: #817d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 125 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817d5f, #74815f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #817D5F?: #817D5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817D5F?: The RGB value is 129, 125, 95: 129 red, 125 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817D5F?: The complementary color is #5F6381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.