What color is #816367?

#816367 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816367?

The RGB value is 129, 99, 103: 129 red, 99 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816367?

The complementary color is #63817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816367 color

#816367 rgb(129, 99, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816367 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 38.8% green and 40.4% blue (129, 99, 103).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#816367 color codes

HEX	`#816367`
RGB	`rgb(129, 99, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 38.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, 12.76, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 12.99, 10.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.963, 14.571, 14.801)`
Decimal	`8479591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816367, 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 #816367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #816367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816367; }
.text { color: #816367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 99 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816367, #816e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #816367?: #816367 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816367?: The RGB value is 129, 99, 103: 129 red, 99 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816367?: The complementary color is #63817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.