What color is #81536B?

#81536B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81536B?

The RGB value is 129, 83, 107: 129 red, 83 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81536B?

The complementary color is #538169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81536B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81536B color

#81536B rgb(129, 83, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #81536B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 32.5% green and 42% blue (129, 83, 107).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#81536B color codes

HEX	`#81536B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 83, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 32.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, 22.95, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 23.69, 345.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.8, 11.916, 15.428)`
Decimal	`8475499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81536B, 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 #81536B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81536B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #81536B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81536b; }
.text { color: #81536b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81536b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 83 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81536b, #815354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #81536B?: #81536B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81536B?: The RGB value is 129, 83, 107: 129 red, 83 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81536B?: The complementary color is #538169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81536B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.