What color is #817F5E?

#817F5E 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 #817F5E?

The RGB value is 129, 127, 94: 129 red, 127 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817F5E?

The complementary color is #5E6081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817F5E?

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.

#817F5E color

#817F5E rgb(129, 127, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #817F5E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49.8% green and 36.9% blue (129, 127, 94).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#817F5E color codes

HEX	`#817F5E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 127, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.57, -4.94, 18.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.57, 18.93, 105.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.663, 20.654, 13.591)`
Decimal	`8486750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817F5E, 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 #817F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817F5E 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 #817F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817f5e; }
.text { color: #817f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 127 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817f5e, #72815e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #817F5E?: #817F5E 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 #817F5E?: The RGB value is 129, 127, 94: 129 red, 127 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817F5E?: The complementary color is #5E6081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817F5E?: 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.