What color is #817D96?

#817D96 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817D96?

The RGB value is 129, 125, 150: 129 red, 125 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817D96?

The complementary color is #92967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817D96 color

#817D96 rgb(129, 125, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #817D96 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49% green and 58.8% blue (129, 125, 150).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#817D96 color codes

HEX	`#817D96`
RGB	`rgb(129, 125, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, 6.78, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 14.56, 297.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.891, 21.536, 31.852)`
Decimal	`8486294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817D96, 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 #817D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #817D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817d96; }
.text { color: #817d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 125 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817d96, #8e7d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #817D96?: #817D96 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817D96?: The RGB value is 129, 125, 150: 129 red, 125 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817D96?: The complementary color is #92967D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.