What color is #816667?

#816667 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 #816667?

The RGB value is 129, 102, 103: 129 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816667?

The complementary color is #668180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816667 color

#816667 rgb(129, 102, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816667 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 40% green and 40.4% blue (129, 102, 103).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#816667 color codes

HEX	`#816667`
RGB	`rgb(129, 102, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 40%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, 10.98, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 11.54, 17.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.253, 15.15, 14.897)`
Decimal	`8480359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816667, 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 #816667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #816667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816667; }
.text { color: #816667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 102 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816667, #817266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816667?: #816667 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 #816667?: The RGB value is 129, 102, 103: 129 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816667?: The complementary color is #668180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.