What color is #817D8F?

#817D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817D8F?

The RGB value is 129, 125, 143: 129 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817D8F?

The complementary color is #8B8F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817D8F color

#817D8F rgb(129, 125, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817D8F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49% green and 56.1% blue (129, 125, 143).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#817D8F color codes

HEX	`#817D8F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 125, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 13%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, 5.23, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 10.55, 299.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.344, 21.317, 28.972)`
Decimal	`8486287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817D8F, 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 #817D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #817D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817d8f; }
.text { color: #817d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 125 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817d8f, #8a7d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #817D8F?: #817D8F is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817D8F?: The RGB value is 129, 125, 143: 129 red, 125 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817D8F?: The complementary color is #8B8F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.