What color is #815D48?

#815D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #815D48?

The RGB value is 129, 93, 72: 129 red, 93 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815D48?

The complementary color is #486C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815D48 color

#815D48 rgb(129, 93, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #815D48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 36.5% green and 28.2% blue (129, 93, 72).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 44% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#815D48 color codes

HEX	`#815D48`
RGB	`rgb(129, 93, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 36.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.71, 11.86, 17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.71, 21.43, 56.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.138, 12.965, 7.887)`
Decimal	`8478024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815D48, 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 #815D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #815D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815d48; }
.text { color: #815d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 93 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815d48, #817a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #815D48?: #815D48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #815D48?: The RGB value is 129, 93, 72: 129 red, 93 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815D48?: The complementary color is #486C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.