What color is #81494D?

#81494D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81494D?

The RGB value is 129, 73, 77: 129 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81494D?

The complementary color is #49817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81494D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81494D color

#81494D rgb(129, 73, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #81494D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 28.6% green and 30.2% blue (129, 73, 77).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#81494D color codes

HEX	`#81494D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 73, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 28.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.79, 24.29, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.79, 25.58, 18.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.776, 9.969, 8.271)`
Decimal	`8472909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81494D, 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 #81494D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#81494D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #81494D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81494d; }
.text { color: #81494d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81494d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 73 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81494d, #816149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #81494D?: #81494D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81494D?: The RGB value is 129, 73, 77: 129 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81494D?: The complementary color is #49817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81494D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.