#817469
Mocha · medium warm gray
About #817469
#817469 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 45% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Mocha (ΔE 8.4); Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #697681 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #817469 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.64:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.53:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #817469?
#817469 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 45% green and 41% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #817469?
Use black text. Black on #817469 has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #817469?
Its complementary colour is #697681, and analogous partners are #81696A and #818069.