What color is #81786B?

#81786B 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 #81786B?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 107: 129 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81786B?

The complementary color is #6B7481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81786B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81786B color

#81786B rgb(129, 120, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81786B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 42% blue (129, 120, 107).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% 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 4.83:1).

#81786B color codes

HEX	`#81786B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 1.11, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 8.46, 82.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.423, 19.162, 16.635)`
Decimal	`8484971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81786B, 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 #81786B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81786B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #81786B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81786b; }
.text { color: #81786b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81786b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81786b, #7f816b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #81786B?: #81786B 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 #81786B?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 107: 129 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81786B?: The complementary color is #6B7481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81786B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.