What color is #81795D?

#81795D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81795D?

The RGB value is 129, 121, 93: 129 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81795D?

The complementary color is #5D6581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81795D?

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.

#81795D color

#81795D rgb(129, 121, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #81795D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.5% green and 36.5% blue (129, 121, 93).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#81795D color codes

HEX	`#81795D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 121, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, -1.69, 16.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 16.58, 95.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.867, 19.133, 13.106)`
Decimal	`8485213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81795D, 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 #81795D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81795D 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 #81795D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81795d; }
.text { color: #81795d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81795d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 121 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81795d, #77815d); }

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Questions

What color is #81795D?: #81795D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81795D?: The RGB value is 129, 121, 93: 129 red, 121 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81795D?: The complementary color is #5D6581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81795D?: 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.