What color is #817D88?

#817D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817D88?

The RGB value is 129, 125, 136: 129 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817D88?

The complementary color is #84887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817D88 color

#817D88 rgb(129, 125, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817D88 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49% green and 53.3% blue (129, 125, 136).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 4% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#817D88 color codes

HEX	`#817D88`
RGB	`rgb(129, 125, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 4%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 8%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 3.73, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 6.57, 304.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.83, 21.112, 26.265)`
Decimal	`8486280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817D88, 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 #817D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #817D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817d88; }
.text { color: #817d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 125 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817d88, #867d88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #817D88?: #817D88 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817D88?: The RGB value is 129, 125, 136: 129 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817D88?: The complementary color is #84887D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.