What color is #81575D?

#81575D 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 #81575D?

The RGB value is 129, 87, 93: 129 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81575D?

The complementary color is #57817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81575D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81575D color

#81575D rgb(129, 87, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #81575D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 34.1% green and 36.5% blue (129, 87, 93).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#81575D color codes

HEX	`#81575D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 87, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 34.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.65, 18.29, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.65, 18.64, 11.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.438, 12.275, 11.963)`
Decimal	`8476509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81575D, 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 #81575D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81575D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #81575D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81575d; }
.text { color: #81575d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81575d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 87 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81575d, #816657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #81575D?: #81575D 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 #81575D?: The RGB value is 129, 87, 93: 129 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81575D?: The complementary color is #57817B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81575D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.