What color is #816C5E?

#816C5E is a grayish orange known as Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Caribou?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 94: 129 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Caribou?

The complementary color is #5E7381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Caribou color: hex code #816C5E

#816C5E rgb(129, 108, 94)

Shades of gray

Caribou has the hex code #816C5E. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 36.9% blue (129, 108, 94).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

Caribou (#816C5E) color codes

HEX	`#816C5E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, 5.99, 10.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 12.46, 61.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.436, 16.201, 12.849)`
Decimal	`8481886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Caribou, 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 #816C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	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 #816C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c5e; }
.text { color: #816c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c5e, #817e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #816C5E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #816C5E?: #816C5E is a grayish orange known as Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Caribou?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 94: 129 red, 108 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Caribou?: The complementary color is #5E7381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.