What color is #816464?

#816464 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 #816464?

The RGB value is 129, 100, 100: 129 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816464?

The complementary color is #648181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816464 color

#816464 rgb(129, 100, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816464 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 39.2% green and 39.2% blue (129, 100, 100).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#816464 color codes

HEX	`#816464`
RGB	`rgb(129, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, 11.67, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 12.5, 21.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.911, 14.702, 14.054)`
Decimal	`8479844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816464, 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 #816464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #816464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816464; }
.text { color: #816464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816464, #817264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #816464?: #816464 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 #816464?: The RGB value is 129, 100, 100: 129 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816464?: The complementary color is #648181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.