What color is #815B28?

#815B28 is a dark, moderate orange known as Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Curry?

The RGB value is 129, 91, 40: 129 red, 91 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Curry?

The complementary color is #284E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Curry color: hex code #815B28

#815B28 rgb(129, 91, 40)

Shades of brown

Hot Curry has the hex code #815B28. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 35.7% green and 15.7% blue (129, 91, 40).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 53% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 69% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

Hot Curry (#815B28) color codes

HEX	`#815B28`
RGB	`rgb(129, 91, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 35.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 53%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 69%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 69%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.69, 10.1, 34.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.69, 36.2, 73.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.178, 12.304, 3.688)`
Decimal	`8477480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Curry, 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 #815B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #815B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815b28; }
.text { color: #815b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 91 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815b28, #7b8128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

See #815B28 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #815B28?: #815B28 is a dark, moderate orange known as Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Curry?: The RGB value is 129, 91, 40: 129 red, 91 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Curry?: The complementary color is #284E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.