What color is #816C5B?

#816C5B is a grayish orange known as Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nut Cracker?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 91: 129 red, 108 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nut Cracker?

The complementary color is #5B7081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nut Cracker color: hex code #816C5B

#816C5B rgb(129, 108, 91)

Shades of brown

Nut Cracker has the hex code #816C5B. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 35.7% blue (129, 108, 91).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

Nut Cracker (#816C5B) color codes

HEX	`#816C5B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, 5.54, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 13.78, 66.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.304, 16.148, 12.154)`
Decimal	`8481883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nut Cracker, 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 #816C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #816C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c5b; }
.text { color: #816c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c5b, #817f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #816C5B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #816C5B?: #816C5B is a grayish orange known as Nut Cracker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nut Cracker?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 91: 129 red, 108 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nut Cracker?: The complementary color is #5B7081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.