What color is #816547?

#816547 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816547?

The RGB value is 129, 101, 71: 129 red, 101 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816547?

The complementary color is #476381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816547?

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.

#816547 color

#816547 rgb(129, 101, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #816547 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 39.6% green and 27.8% blue (129, 101, 71).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 45% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Sesame (#896A46), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#816547 color codes

HEX	`#816547`
RGB	`rgb(129, 101, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 39.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 45%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 7.01, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 22.39, 71.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.845, 14.43, 7.963)`
Decimal	`8480071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816547, 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 #816547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816547 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 #816547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816547; }
.text { color: #816547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 101 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816547, #808147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #816547?: #816547 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816547?: The RGB value is 129, 101, 71: 129 red, 101 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816547?: The complementary color is #476381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816547?: 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.