What color is #81573D?

#81573D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81573D?

The RGB value is 129, 87, 61: 129 red, 87 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81573D?

The complementary color is #3D6781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81573D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81573D color

#81573D rgb(129, 87, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81573D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 34.1% green and 23.9% blue (129, 87, 61).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 36% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 53% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#81573D color codes

HEX	`#81573D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 87, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 34.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 36%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 53%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 53%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, 14.22, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 26.25, 57.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.304, 11.821, 5.995)`
Decimal	`8476477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81573D, 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 #81573D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81573D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #81573D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81573d; }
.text { color: #81573d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81573d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 87 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81573d, #81793d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #81573D?: #81573D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81573D?: The RGB value is 129, 87, 61: 129 red, 87 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81573D?: The complementary color is #3D6781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81573D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.