What color is #81616F?

#81616F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81616F?

The RGB value is 129, 97, 111: 129 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81616F?

The complementary color is #618173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81616F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81616F color

#81616F rgb(129, 97, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #81616F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 38% green and 43.5% blue (129, 97, 111).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#81616F color codes

HEX	`#81616F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 97, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 15.35, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 15.61, 349.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.197, 14.365, 16.955)`
Decimal	`8479087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81616F, 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 #81616F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81616F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #81616F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81616f; }
.text { color: #81616f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81616f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 97 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81616f, #816361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #81616F?: #81616F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81616F?: The RGB value is 129, 97, 111: 129 red, 97 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81616F?: The complementary color is #618173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81616F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.