What color is #817F90?

#817F90 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817F90?

The RGB value is 129, 127, 144: 129 red, 127 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817F90?

The complementary color is #8E907F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817F90 color

#817F90 rgb(129, 127, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #817F90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49.8% green and 56.5% blue (129, 127, 144).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#817F90 color codes

HEX	`#817F90`
RGB	`rgb(129, 127, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 12%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 4.28, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 9.85, 295.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.676, 21.859, 29.457)`
Decimal	`8486800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817F90, 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 #817F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #817F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817f90; }
.text { color: #817f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 127 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817f90, #897f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #817F90?: #817F90 is a gray, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817F90?: The RGB value is 129, 127, 144: 129 red, 127 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817F90?: The complementary color is #8E907F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.