What color is #816070?

#816070 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816070?

The RGB value is 129, 96, 112: 129 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816070?

The complementary color is #608171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816070 color

#816070 rgb(129, 96, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #816070 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 37.6% green and 43.9% blue (129, 96, 112).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#816070 color codes

HEX	`#816070`
RGB	`rgb(129, 96, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 37.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.52, 16.12, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.52, 16.56, 346.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.161, 14.203, 17.216)`
Decimal	`8478832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816070, 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 #816070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #816070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816070; }
.text { color: #816070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 96 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816070, #816060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #816070?: #816070 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816070?: The RGB value is 129, 96, 112: 129 red, 96 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816070?: The complementary color is #608171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.