What color is #816558?

#816558 is a grayish orange known as Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chivalrous Walrus?

The RGB value is 129, 101, 88: 129 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chivalrous Walrus?

The complementary color is #587481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chivalrous Walrus color: hex code #816558

#816558 rgb(129, 101, 88)

Shades of brown

Chivalrous Walrus has the hex code #816558. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 39.6% green and 34.5% blue (129, 101, 88).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

Chivalrous Walrus (#816558) color codes

HEX	`#816558`
RGB	`rgb(129, 101, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 39.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.19, 9.23, 11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.19, 14.87, 51.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.469, 14.68, 11.249)`
Decimal	`8480088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chivalrous Walrus, 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 #816558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #816558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816558; }
.text { color: #816558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 101 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816558, #817958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #816558 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #816558?: #816558 is a grayish orange known as Chivalrous Walrus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chivalrous Walrus?: The RGB value is 129, 101, 88: 129 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chivalrous Walrus?: The complementary color is #587481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.