What color is #817E7E?

#817E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817E7E?

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

What is the complementary color of #817E7E?

The complementary color is #7E8181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817E7E?

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.

#817E7E color

#817E7E rgb(129, 126, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817E7E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gray (#808080), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#817E7E color codes

HEX	`#817E7E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 126, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, 1.13, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 1.2, 19.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.279, 21.095, 22.738)`
Decimal	`8486526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817E7E, 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 #817E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817E7E 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 #817E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817e7e; }
.text { color: #817e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 126 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817e7e, #81807e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #817E7E?: #817E7E is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817E7E?: The RGB value is 129, 126, 126: 129 red, 126 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817E7E?: The complementary color is #7E8181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817E7E?: 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.