What color is #816161?

#816161 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 #816161?

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

What is the complementary color of #816161?

The complementary color is #618181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816161 color

#816161 rgb(129, 97, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #816161 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#816161 color codes

HEX	`#816161`
RGB	`rgb(129, 97, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, 12.97, 5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 13.91, 21.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.486, 14.08, 13.209)`
Decimal	`8479073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816161, 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 #816161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #816161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816161; }
.text { color: #816161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 97 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816161, #817161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #816161?: #816161 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 #816161?: The RGB value is 129, 97, 97: 129 red, 97 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816161?: The complementary color is #618181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.