What color is #816A6C?

#816A6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816A6C?

The RGB value is 129, 106, 108: 129 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816A6C?

The complementary color is #6A817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816A6C color

#816A6C rgb(129, 106, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816A6C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 41.6% green and 42.4% blue (129, 106, 108).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#816A6C color codes

HEX	`#816A6C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 106, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 41.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, 9.47, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 9.74, 13.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.914, 16.058, 16.393)`
Decimal	`8481388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816A6C, 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 #816A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #816A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816a6c; }
.text { color: #816a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 106 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816a6c, #81746a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #816A6C?: #816A6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816A6C?: The RGB value is 129, 106, 108: 129 red, 106 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816A6C?: The complementary color is #6A817F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.