What color is #81612F?

#81612F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81612F?

The RGB value is 129, 97, 47: 129 red, 97 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81612F?

The complementary color is #2F4F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81612F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81612F color

#81612F rgb(129, 97, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81612F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 38% green and 18.4% blue (129, 97, 47).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 64% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#81612F color codes

HEX	`#81612F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 97, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 64%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.39, 7.05, 33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.39, 33.74, 77.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.842, 13.423, 4.551)`
Decimal	`8479023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81612F, 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 #81612F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81612F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #81612F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81612f; }
.text { color: #81612f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81612f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 97 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81612f, #78812f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #81612F?: #81612F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81612F?: The RGB value is 129, 97, 47: 129 red, 97 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81612F?: The complementary color is #2F4F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81612F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.