What color is #81696D?

#81696D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81696D?

The RGB value is 129, 105, 109: 129 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81696D?

The complementary color is #69817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81696D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81696D color

#81696D rgb(129, 105, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81696D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 41.2% green and 42.7% blue (129, 105, 109).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#81696D color codes

HEX	`#81696D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 105, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 41.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.81, 10.23, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.81, 10.32, 7.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.865, 15.875, 16.641)`
Decimal	`8481133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81696D, 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 #81696D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81696D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #81696D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81696d; }
.text { color: #81696d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81696d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 105 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81696d, #817169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #81696D?: #81696D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81696D?: The RGB value is 129, 105, 109: 129 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81696D?: The complementary color is #69817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81696D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.