What color is #817D77?

#817D77 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817D77?

The RGB value is 129, 125, 119: 129 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817D77?

The complementary color is #777B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817D77 color

#817D77 rgb(129, 125, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817D77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49% green and 46.7% blue (129, 125, 119).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#817D77 color codes

HEX	`#817D77`
RGB	`rgb(129, 125, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, 0.37, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 3.82, 84.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.716, 20.666, 20.4)`
Decimal	`8486263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817D77, 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 #817D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #817D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817d77; }
.text { color: #817d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 125 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817d77, #808177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #817D77?: #817D77 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817D77?: The RGB value is 129, 125, 119: 129 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817D77?: The complementary color is #777B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.