What color is #815E54?

#815E54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #815E54?

The RGB value is 129, 94, 84: 129 red, 94 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815E54?

The complementary color is #547781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815E54 color

#815E54 rgb(129, 94, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #815E54 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 36.9% green and 32.9% blue (129, 94, 84).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#815E54 color codes

HEX	`#815E54`
RGB	`rgb(129, 94, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 36.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.23, 12.81, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.23, 17.11, 41.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.657, 13.313, 10.184)`
Decimal	`8478292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815E54, 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 #815E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #815E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815e54; }
.text { color: #815e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 94 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815e54, #817554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #815E54?: #815E54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #815E54?: The RGB value is 129, 94, 84: 129 red, 94 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815E54?: The complementary color is #547781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.