What color is #816F72?

#816F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #816F72?

The RGB value is 129, 111, 114: 129 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #816F72?

The complementary color is #6F817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #816F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#816F72 color

#816F72 rgb(129, 111, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #816F72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.5% green and 44.7% blue (129, 111, 114).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#816F72 color codes

HEX	`#816F72`
RGB	`rgb(129, 111, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, 7.59, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 7.65, 7.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.775, 17.251, 18.31)`
Decimal	`8482674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #816F72, 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 #816F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#816F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #816F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #816f72; }
.text { color: #816f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #816f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 111 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #816f72, #81756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #816F72?: #816F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #816F72?: The RGB value is 129, 111, 114: 129 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #816F72?: The complementary color is #6F817E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #816F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.