What color is #81706F?

#81706F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81706F?

The RGB value is 129, 112, 111: 129 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81706F?

The complementary color is #6F8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81706F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81706F color

#81706F rgb(129, 112, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81706F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 43.9% green and 43.5% blue (129, 112, 111).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#81706F color codes

HEX	`#81706F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 112, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 43.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.76, 6.46, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.76, 7.12, 24.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.717, 17.404, 17.462)`
Decimal	`8482927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81706F, 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 #81706F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81706F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #81706F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81706f; }
.text { color: #81706f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81706f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 112 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81706f, #81796f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #81706F?: #81706F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81706F?: The RGB value is 129, 112, 111: 129 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81706F?: The complementary color is #6F8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81706F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.