What color is #817E66?

#817E66 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817E66?

The RGB value is 129, 126, 102: 129 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817E66?

The complementary color is #666981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817E66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817E66 color

#817E66 rgb(129, 126, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817E66 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49.4% green and 40% blue (129, 126, 102).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#817E66 color codes

HEX	`#817E66`
RGB	`rgb(129, 126, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, -3.15, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 13.87, 103.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.912, 20.548, 15.538)`
Decimal	`8486502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817E66, 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 #817E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #817E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817e66; }
.text { color: #817e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 126 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817e66, #768166); }

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Questions

What color is #817E66?: #817E66 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817E66?: The RGB value is 129, 126, 102: 129 red, 126 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817E66?: The complementary color is #666981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817E66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.