What color is #816471?

#816471 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816471?

The RGB value is 129, 100, 113: 129 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816471?

The complementary color is #648174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816471 color

#816471 rgb(129, 100, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #816471 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 39.2% green and 44.3% blue (129, 100, 113).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#816471 color codes

HEX	`#816471`
RGB	`rgb(129, 100, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 39.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.6, 13.92, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.6, 14.2, 348.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.591, 14.974, 17.636)`
Decimal	`8479857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816471, 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 #816471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #816471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816471; }
.text { color: #816471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 100 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816471, #816664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #816471?: #816471 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816471?: The RGB value is 129, 100, 113: 129 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816471?: The complementary color is #648174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.