What color is #816C76?

#816C76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816C76?

The RGB value is 129, 108, 118: 129 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816C76?

The complementary color is #6C8177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816C76 color

#816C76 rgb(129, 108, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816C76 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (129, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#816C76 color codes

HEX	`#816C76`
RGB	`rgb(129, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.88, 10.1, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.88, 10.4, 346.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.686, 16.701, 19.428)`
Decimal	`8481910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816C76, 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 #816C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #816C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816c76; }
.text { color: #816c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816c76, #816c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #816C76?: #816C76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816C76?: The RGB value is 129, 108, 118: 129 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816C76?: The complementary color is #6C8177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.