What color is #818173?

#818173 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818173?

The RGB value is 129, 129, 115: 129 red, 129 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818173?

The complementary color is #737381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818173 color

#818173 rgb(129, 129, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #818173 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 50.6% green and 45.1% blue (129, 129, 115).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#818173 color codes

HEX	`#818173`
RGB	`rgb(129, 129, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 50.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, -2.64, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 8.05, 109.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.998, 21.606, 19.333)`
Decimal	`8487283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818173, 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 #818173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #818173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818173; }
.text { color: #818173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 129 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818173, #7a8173); }

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Questions

What color is #818173?: #818173 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818173?: The RGB value is 129, 129, 115: 129 red, 129 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818173?: The complementary color is #737381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.