What color is #81656A?

#81656A 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 #81656A?

The RGB value is 129, 101, 106: 129 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81656A?

The complementary color is #65817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81656A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81656A color

#81656A rgb(129, 101, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81656A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 39.6% green and 41.6% blue (129, 101, 106).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#81656A color codes

HEX	`#81656A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 101, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 39.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 12.08, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 12.17, 7.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.308, 15.016, 15.672)`
Decimal	`8480106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81656A, 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 #81656A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81656A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #81656A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81656a; }
.text { color: #81656a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81656a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 101 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81656a, #816e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #81656A?: #81656A 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 #81656A?: The RGB value is 129, 101, 106: 129 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81656A?: The complementary color is #65817C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81656A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.