What color is #81753A?

#81753A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81753A?

The RGB value is 129, 117, 58: 129 red, 117 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81753A?

The complementary color is #3A4681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81753A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81753A color

#81753A rgb(129, 117, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81753A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green and 22.7% blue (129, 117, 58).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#81753A color codes

HEX	`#81753A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 117, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 45.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.13, -3.61, 33.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.13, 34.05, 96.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.179, 17.696, 6.566)`
Decimal	`8484154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81753A, 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 #81753A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81753A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #81753A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81753a; }
.text { color: #81753a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81753a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 117 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81753a, #6a813a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #81753A?: #81753A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81753A?: The RGB value is 129, 117, 58: 129 red, 117 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81753A?: The complementary color is #3A4681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81753A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.