What color is #816966?

#816966 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 #816966?

The RGB value is 129, 105, 102: 129 red, 105 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816966?

The complementary color is #667E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816966 color

#816966 rgb(129, 105, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816966 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 41.2% green and 40% blue (129, 105, 102).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#816966 color codes

HEX	`#816966`
RGB	`rgb(129, 105, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 41.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, 9.03, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 10.46, 30.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.503, 15.73, 14.735)`
Decimal	`8481126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816966, 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 #816966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #816966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816966; }
.text { color: #816966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 105 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816966, #817666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816966?: #816966 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 #816966?: The RGB value is 129, 105, 102: 129 red, 105 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816966?: The complementary color is #667E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.