What color is #816065?

#816065 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816065?

The RGB value is 129, 96, 101: 129 red, 96 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816065?

The complementary color is #60817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816065 color

#816065 rgb(129, 96, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #816065 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 37.6% green and 39.6% blue (129, 96, 101).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#816065 color codes

HEX	`#816065`
RGB	`rgb(129, 96, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 37.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.19, 14.21, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.19, 14.41, 9.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.585, 13.973, 14.186)`
Decimal	`8478821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816065, 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 #816065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #816065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816065; }
.text { color: #816065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 96 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816065, #816c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #816065?: #816065 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816065?: The RGB value is 129, 96, 101: 129 red, 96 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816065?: The complementary color is #60817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.