What color is #816058?

#816058 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 #816058?

The RGB value is 129, 96, 88: 129 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816058?

The complementary color is #587981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816058 color

#816058 rgb(129, 96, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #816058 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 37.6% green and 34.5% blue (129, 96, 88).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#816058 color codes

HEX	`#816058`
RGB	`rgb(129, 96, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 37.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 12.19, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 15.64, 38.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.998, 13.738, 11.092)`
Decimal	`8478808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816058, 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 #816058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #816058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816058; }
.text { color: #816058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 96 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816058, #817458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #816058?: #816058 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 #816058?: The RGB value is 129, 96, 88: 129 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816058?: The complementary color is #587981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.