What color is #817E92?

#817E92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817E92?

The RGB value is 129, 126, 146: 129 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817E92?

The complementary color is #8F927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817E92 color

#817E92 rgb(129, 126, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817E92 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49.4% green and 57.3% blue (129, 126, 146).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 8% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#817E92 color codes

HEX	`#817E92`
RGB	`rgb(129, 126, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, 5.3, -10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 11.63, 297.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.701, 21.664, 30.227)`
Decimal	`8486546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817E92, 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 #817E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #817E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817e92; }
.text { color: #817e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 126 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817e92, #8b7e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #817E92?: #817E92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817E92?: The RGB value is 129, 126, 146: 129 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817E92?: The complementary color is #8F927E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.