#817f79

Color #817f79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#817f79

RGB

rgb(129, 127, 121)

HSL

hsl(45, 3.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 6.2%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 6.2%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(53.2, -0.4, 3.52)

LCH

lch(53.2, 3.54, 96.48)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.0093, 91.23)

HWB

hwb(45, 47.5%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#797b81

Analogous

#817b79

#817f79

#7f8179

Triadic

#817f79

#79817f

#7f7981

Split-complementary

#817f79

#797f81

#7b7981

Tetradic

#817f79

#7b8179

#797b81

#7f7981

Square

#817f79

#79817b

#797b81

#81797f

Shades

Color #817f79 mixed toward black.

#6b6a65

#565551

#403f3c

#2b2a28

#151514

Tints

Color #817f79 mixed toward white.

#96948f

#abaaa6

#c0bfbc

#d5d4d2

#eaeae9

Tones

Color #817f79 mixed toward gray.

#807f7a

#807e7a

#7f7e7b

#7e7e7c

#7e7d7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80807a · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#80807b · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#817c7c · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 3.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #817f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#817f79]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#817f79 (#817f79) is rgb(129, 127, 121) in RGB.

No, #817f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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