Information about #817F79 color

#817F79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #817F79 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(129, 127, 121) (50.6% red, 49.8% green, 47.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 3 / 49 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#817F79 presents itself as a quiet, subdued grey — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Concord (#827F79). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Granite (#837E7C) and Silver Lining (#7F7F7D).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 127, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #817F79 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#817F79 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#817F79 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#817F79 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#666560

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#4D4C48

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Black

#000000

#817F79 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#807E7A

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#7F7F7E

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Grey

#808080

#817F79 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#817F79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#797B81
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#7B7981
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#817F79
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#79817F
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#7F7981
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#7B8179
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#797B81
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#7F7981
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#79817B
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#797B81
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#81797F
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Nearest named colors to #817F79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Concord color link
Concord

#827F79

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Silver Lining color link
Silver Lining

#7F7F7D

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Industrial Silver color link
Industrial Silver

#7C7D79

Cobblestone color link
Cobblestone

#807F73

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Windblown Green color link
Windblown Green

#7E867B

#817F79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#817F79
  • RGB129, 127, 121
  • CMYK0, 1, 3, 49
  • CSSrgb(129, 127, 121)
  • HSL45°, 3%, 49%
  • HSL Precise45°, 3.2%, 49.02%
  • HSV45°, 6%, 51%
  • HSB45°, 6%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.498, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.498, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.498, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID817F79
  • DECIMAL ID8486777
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers49 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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