What color is #81734E?

#81734E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81734E?

The RGB value is 129, 115, 78: 129 red, 115 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81734E?

The complementary color is #4E5C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81734E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81734E color

#81734E rgb(129, 115, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81734E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.1% green and 30.6% blue (129, 115, 78).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#81734E color codes

HEX	`#81734E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 115, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, -0.3, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 22.48, 90.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.559, 17.479, 9.708)`
Decimal	`8483662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81734E, 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 #81734E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81734E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #81734E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81734e; }
.text { color: #81734e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81734e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 115 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81734e, #76814e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #81734E?: #81734E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81734E?: The RGB value is 129, 115, 78: 129 red, 115 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81734E?: The complementary color is #4E5C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81734E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.