What color is #81765A?

#81765A 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 #81765A?

The RGB value is 129, 118, 90: 129 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81765A?

The complementary color is #5A6581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81765A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81765A color

#81765A rgb(129, 118, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81765A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.3% green and 35.3% blue (129, 118, 90).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#81765A color codes

HEX	`#81765A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 118, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, -0.41, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 17, 91.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.377, 18.363, 12.3)`
Decimal	`8484442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81765A, 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 #81765A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81765A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #81765A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81765a; }
.text { color: #81765a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81765a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 118 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81765a, #79815a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #81765A?: #81765A 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 #81765A?: The RGB value is 129, 118, 90: 129 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81765A?: The complementary color is #5A6581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81765A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.