What color is #81774E?

#81774E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81774E?

The RGB value is 129, 119, 78: 129 red, 119 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81774E?

The complementary color is #4E5881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81774E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81774E color

#81774E rgb(129, 119, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81774E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.7% green and 30.6% blue (129, 119, 78).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#81774E color codes

HEX	`#81774E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 119, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, -2.59, 23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 24.1, 96.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.026, 18.411, 9.863)`
Decimal	`8484686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81774E, 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 #81774E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81774E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #81774E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81774e; }
.text { color: #81774e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81774e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 119 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81774e, #72814e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #81774E?: #81774E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81774E?: The RGB value is 129, 119, 78: 129 red, 119 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81774E?: The complementary color is #4E5881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81774E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.