What color is #815A6E?

#815A6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #815A6E?

The RGB value is 129, 90, 110: 129 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815A6E?

The complementary color is #5A816D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815A6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815A6E color

#815A6E rgb(129, 90, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #815A6E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 35.3% green and 43.1% blue (129, 90, 110).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#815A6E color codes

HEX	`#815A6E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 90, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 35.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, 19.34, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 19.96, 345.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.524, 13.106, 16.461)`
Decimal	`8477294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815A6E, 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 #815A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #815A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815a6e; }
.text { color: #815a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 90 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815a6e, #815a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #815A6E?: #815A6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #815A6E?: The RGB value is 129, 90, 110: 129 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815A6E?: The complementary color is #5A816D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815A6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.