What color is #81786C?

#81786C 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 #81786C?

The RGB value is 129, 120, 108: 129 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81786C?

The complementary color is #6C7581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81786C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81786C color

#81786C rgb(129, 120, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81786C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.1% green and 42.4% blue (129, 120, 108).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#81786C color codes

HEX	`#81786C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 120, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.9, 1.28, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.9, 7.94, 80.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.476, 19.183, 16.914)`
Decimal	`8484972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81786C, 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 #81786C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81786C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #81786C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81786c; }
.text { color: #81786c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81786c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 120 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81786c, #7f816c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #81786C?: #81786C 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 #81786C?: The RGB value is 129, 120, 108: 129 red, 120 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81786C?: The complementary color is #6C7581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81786C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.