What color is #81776B?

#81776B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81776B?

The RGB value is 129, 119, 107: 129 red, 119 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81776B?

The complementary color is #6B7581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81776B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81776B color

#81776B rgb(129, 119, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81776B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 46.7% green and 42% blue (129, 119, 107).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#81776B color codes

HEX	`#81776B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 119, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 46.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.6, 1.68, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.6, 8.16, 78.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.304, 18.923, 16.595)`
Decimal	`8484715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81776B, 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 #81776B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81776B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #81776B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81776b; }
.text { color: #81776b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81776b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 119 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81776b, #80816b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #81776B?: #81776B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81776B?: The RGB value is 129, 119, 107: 129 red, 119 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81776B?: The complementary color is #6B7581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81776B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.