What color is #816E50?

#816E50 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816E50?

The RGB value is 129, 110, 80: 129 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816E50?

The complementary color is #506381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816E50 color

#816E50 rgb(129, 110, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #816E50 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.1% green and 31.4% blue (129, 110, 80).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#816E50 color codes

HEX	`#816E50`
RGB	`rgb(129, 110, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, 2.84, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 19.72, 81.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.078, 16.399, 9.906)`
Decimal	`8482384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816E50, 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 #816E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #816E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816e50; }
.text { color: #816e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 110 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816e50, #7b8150); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816E50?: #816E50 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816E50?: The RGB value is 129, 110, 80: 129 red, 110 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816E50?: The complementary color is #506381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.