What color is #816C65?

#816C65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816C65?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 101: 129 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816C65?

The complementary color is #657A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816C65 color

#816C65 rgb(129, 108, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816C65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 39.6% blue (129, 108, 101).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#816C65 color codes

HEX	`#816C65`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, 7.1, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 9.97, 44.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.765, 16.332, 14.579)`
Decimal	`8481893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816C65, 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 #816C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #816C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c65; }
.text { color: #816c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c65, #817a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816C65?: #816C65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816C65?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 101: 129 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816C65?: The complementary color is #657A81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.