What color is #81615E?

#81615E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81615E?

The RGB value is 129, 97, 94: 129 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81615E?

The complementary color is #5E7E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81615E color

#81615E rgb(129, 97, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81615E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (129, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% 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 5.52:1).

#81615E color codes

HEX	`#81615E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.27, 12.5, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.27, 14.2, 28.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.349, 14.025, 12.486)`
Decimal	`8479070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81615E, 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 #81615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #81615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81615e; }
.text { color: #81615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81615e, #81725e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #81615E?: #81615E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81615E?: The RGB value is 129, 97, 94: 129 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81615E?: The complementary color is #5E7E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.