What color is #81763B?

#81763B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81763B?

The RGB value is 129, 118, 59: 129 red, 118 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81763B?

The complementary color is #3B4681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81763B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81763B color

#81763B rgb(129, 118, 59)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #81763B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.3% green and 23.1% blue (129, 118, 59).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 54% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#81763B color codes

HEX	`#81763B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 118, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 54%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 54%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, -4.08, 33.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 33.93, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.322, 17.94, 6.74)`
Decimal	`8484411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81763B, 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 #81763B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81763B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #81763B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81763b; }
.text { color: #81763b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81763b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 118 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81763b, #69813b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #81763B?: #81763B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81763B?: The RGB value is 129, 118, 59: 129 red, 118 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81763B?: The complementary color is #3B4681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81763B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.