Information about #81717A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted neutral grey, #81717A carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Empress (#7C7173). Slightly further away sit Monsoon (#7A7679) and Graceland (#877482).
The recipe behind #81717A is rgb(129, 113, 122), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81717A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#81717A color variations
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#81717A color tints
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#81717A color shades
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#81717A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#81717A color hues
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#81717A color harmonies
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Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #81717A color
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Nearest named colors to #81717A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#7C7173
#7A7679
#877482
#766D7C
#796878
#7A7772
#866F85
#787774
#786A7F
#7A687F
#827A71
#7C7D79
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#81717A
- RGB129, 113, 122
- CMYK0, 6, 3, 49
- CSSrgb(129, 113, 122)
- HSL326°, 7%, 47%
- HSL Precise326.25°, 6.612%, 47.451%
- HSV326°, 12%, 51%
- HSB326°, 12%, 51%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
- GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.443, 0.478)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.443, 0.478, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.443, 0.478)
- Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID81717A
- DECIMAL ID8483194
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
