What color is #816C61?

#816C61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816C61?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 97: 129 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816C61?

The complementary color is #617681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816C61 color

#816C61 rgb(129, 108, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816C61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 38% blue (129, 108, 97).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#816C61 color codes

HEX	`#816C61`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, 6.46, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 11.28, 55.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.574, 16.256, 13.572)`
Decimal	`8481889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816C61, 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 #816C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #816C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c61; }
.text { color: #816c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c61, #817c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816C61?: #816C61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816C61?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 97: 129 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816C61?: The complementary color is #617681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.