What color is #81746B?

#81746B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81746B?

The RGB value is 129, 116, 107: 129 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81746B?

The complementary color is #6B7881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81746B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81746B color

#81746B rgb(129, 116, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81746B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.5% green and 42% blue (129, 116, 107).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#81746B color codes

HEX	`#81746B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 116, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.76, 3.42, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.76, 7.61, 63.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.952, 18.22, 16.478)`
Decimal	`8483947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81746B, 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 #81746B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81746B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #81746B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81746b; }
.text { color: #81746b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81746b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 116 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81746b, #817f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #81746B?: #81746B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81746B?: The RGB value is 129, 116, 107: 129 red, 116 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81746B?: The complementary color is #6B7881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81746B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.