What color is #814F4E?

#814F4E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #814F4E?

The RGB value is 129, 79, 78: 129 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #814F4E?

The complementary color is #4E8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #814F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#814F4E color

#814F4E rgb(129, 79, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #814F4E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 31% green and 30.6% blue (129, 79, 78).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#814F4E color codes

HEX	`#814F4E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 79, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 31%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.26, 20.91, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.26, 22.95, 24.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.225, 10.81, 8.596)`
Decimal	`8474446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #814F4E, 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 #814F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#814F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #814F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #814f4e; }
.text { color: #814f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #814f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 79 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #814f4e, #81694e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #814F4E?: #814F4E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #814F4E?: The RGB value is 129, 79, 78: 129 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #814F4E?: The complementary color is #4E8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #814F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.