What color is #816A51?

#816A51 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816A51?

The RGB value is 129, 106, 81: 129 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816A51?

The complementary color is #516881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816A51 color

#816A51 rgb(129, 106, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #816A51 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 41.6% green and 31.8% blue (129, 106, 81).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Golem (#836E59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#816A51 color codes

HEX	`#816A51`
RGB	`rgb(129, 106, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 41.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.41, 5.31, 17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.41, 18.26, 73.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.693, 15.57, 9.962)`
Decimal	`8481361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816A51, 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 #816A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #816A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816a51; }
.text { color: #816a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 106 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816a51, #808151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816A51?: #816A51 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816A51?: The RGB value is 129, 106, 81: 129 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816A51?: The complementary color is #516881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.