What color is #817F99?

#817F99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #817F99?

The RGB value is 129, 127, 153: 129 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #817F99?

The complementary color is #97997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #817F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#817F99 color

#817F99 rgb(129, 127, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #817F99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 49.8% green and 60% blue (129, 127, 153).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#817F99 color codes

HEX	`#817F99`
RGB	`rgb(129, 127, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 49.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, 6.3, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 15.03, 294.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.391, 22.146, 33.226)`
Decimal	`8486809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #817F99, 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 #817F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#817F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #817F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #817f99; }
.text { color: #817f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #817f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 127 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #817f99, #8e7f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #817F99?: #817F99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #817F99?: The RGB value is 129, 127, 153: 129 red, 127 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #817F99?: The complementary color is #97997F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #817F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.