What color is #817E6B?

#817E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817E6B?

The RGB value is 129, 126, 107: 129 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817E6B?

The complementary color is #6B6E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817E6B?

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.

#817E6B color

#817E6B rgb(129, 126, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817E6B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49.4% green and 42% blue (129, 126, 107).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#817E6B color codes

HEX	`#817E6B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 126, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, -2.33, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 11.02, 102.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.168, 20.651, 16.883)`
Decimal	`8486507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817E6B, 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 #817E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817E6B 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 #817E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817e6b; }
.text { color: #817e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 126 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817e6b, #79816b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #817E6B?: #817E6B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817E6B?: The RGB value is 129, 126, 107: 129 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817E6B?: The complementary color is #6B6E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817E6B?: 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.