What color is #81555A?

#81555A 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 #81555A?

The RGB value is 129, 85, 90: 129 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81555A?

The complementary color is #55817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81555A?

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.

#81555A color

#81555A rgb(129, 85, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #81555A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 33.3% green and 35.3% blue (129, 85, 90).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#81555A color codes

HEX	`#81555A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 85, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 33.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, 19.03, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 19.58, 13.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.148, 11.903, 11.223)`
Decimal	`8475994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81555A, 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 #81555A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81555A 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 #81555A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81555a; }
.text { color: #81555a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81555a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 85 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81555a, #816655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #81555A?: #81555A 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 #81555A?: The RGB value is 129, 85, 90: 129 red, 85 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81555A?: The complementary color is #55817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81555A?: 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.