What color is #816F6B?

#816F6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816F6B?

The RGB value is 129, 111, 107: 129 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816F6B?

The complementary color is #6B7D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816F6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816F6B color

#816F6B rgb(129, 111, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816F6B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.5% green and 42% blue (129, 111, 107).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#816F6B color codes

HEX	`#816F6B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 111, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, 6.34, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 7.97, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.391, 17.098, 16.291)`
Decimal	`8482667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816F6B, 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 #816F6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816F6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #816F6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816f6b; }
.text { color: #816f6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816f6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 111 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816f6b, #817a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #816F6B?: #816F6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816F6B?: The RGB value is 129, 111, 107: 129 red, 111 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816F6B?: The complementary color is #6B7D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816F6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.