What color is #815F41?

#815F41 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #815F41?

The RGB value is 129, 95, 65: 129 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815F41?

The complementary color is #416381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815F41 color

#815F41 rgb(129, 95, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #815F41 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 37.3% green and 25.5% blue (129, 95, 65).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 50% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#815F41 color codes

HEX	`#815F41`
RGB	`rgb(129, 95, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 37.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 50%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.11, 9.89, 22.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.11, 24.6, 66.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.1, 13.234, 6.812)`
Decimal	`8478529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815F41, 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 #815F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #815F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815f41; }
.text { color: #815f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 95 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815f41, #817f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #815F41?: #815F41 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #815F41?: The RGB value is 129, 95, 65: 129 red, 95 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815F41?: The complementary color is #416381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.