What color is #816661?

#816661 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816661?

The RGB value is 129, 102, 97: 129 red, 102 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816661?

The complementary color is #617C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816661 color

#816661 rgb(129, 102, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816661 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 40% green and 38% blue (129, 102, 97).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#816661 color codes

HEX	`#816661`
RGB	`rgb(129, 102, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 40%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, 10, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 12.17, 34.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.962, 15.034, 13.368)`
Decimal	`8480353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816661, 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 #816661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #816661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816661; }
.text { color: #816661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 102 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816661, #817661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816661?: #816661 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816661?: The RGB value is 129, 102, 97: 129 red, 102 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816661?: The complementary color is #617C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.