What color is #817F72?

#817F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817F72?

The RGB value is 129, 127, 114: 129 red, 127 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817F72?

The complementary color is #727481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817F72 color

#817F72 rgb(129, 127, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817F72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49.8% green and 44.7% blue (129, 127, 114).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#817F72 color codes

HEX	`#817F72`
RGB	`rgb(129, 127, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, -1.68, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 7.53, 102.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.68, 21.061, 18.945)`
Decimal	`8486770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817F72, 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 #817F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #817F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817f72; }
.text { color: #817f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 127 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817f72, #7b8172); }

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Questions

What color is #817F72?: #817F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817F72?: The RGB value is 129, 127, 114: 129 red, 127 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817F72?: The complementary color is #727481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.