What color is #816360?

#816360 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 #816360?

The RGB value is 129, 99, 96: 129 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816360?

The complementary color is #607E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816360 color

#816360 rgb(129, 99, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #816360 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 38.8% green and 37.6% blue (129, 99, 96).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#816360 color codes

HEX	`#816360`
RGB	`rgb(129, 99, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.85, 11.62, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.85, 13.25, 28.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.627, 14.436, 13.027)`
Decimal	`8479584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816360, 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 #816360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #816360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816360; }
.text { color: #816360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 99 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816360, #817360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #816360?: #816360 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 #816360?: The RGB value is 129, 99, 96: 129 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816360?: The complementary color is #607E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.