What color is #816C55?

#816C55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816C55?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 85: 129 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816C55?

The complementary color is #556A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C55?

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.

#816C55 color

#816C55 rgb(129, 108, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #816C55 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 33.3% blue (129, 108, 85).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Golem (#836E59), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#816C55 color codes

HEX	`#816C55`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 4.68, 15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 16.65, 73.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.056, 16.049, 10.845)`
Decimal	`8481877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816C55, 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 #816C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C55 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 #816C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c55; }
.text { color: #816c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c55, #808155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816C55?: #816C55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816C55?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 85: 129 red, 108 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816C55?: The complementary color is #556A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C55?: 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.