What color is #81684E?

#81684E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81684E?

The RGB value is 129, 104, 78: 129 red, 104 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81684E?

The complementary color is #4E6781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81684E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81684E color

#81684E rgb(129, 104, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81684E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 40.8% green and 30.6% blue (129, 104, 78).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#81684E color codes

HEX	`#81684E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 104, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 40.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.8, 6.1, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.8, 19.4, 71.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.379, 15.119, 9.314)`
Decimal	`8480846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81684E, 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 #81684E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81684E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #81684E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81684e; }
.text { color: #81684e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81684e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 104 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81684e, #81814e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #81684E?: #81684E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81684E?: The RGB value is 129, 104, 78: 129 red, 104 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81684E?: The complementary color is #4E6781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81684E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.