What color is #81796C?

#81796C 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 #81796C?

The RGB value is 129, 121, 108: 129 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81796C?

The complementary color is #6C7481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81796C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81796C color

#81796C rgb(129, 121, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81796C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 47.5% green and 42.4% blue (129, 121, 108).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#81796C color codes

HEX	`#81796C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 121, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 47.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, 0.7, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 8.26, 85.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.597, 19.425, 16.954)`
Decimal	`8485228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81796C, 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 #81796C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#81796C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #81796C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81796c; }
.text { color: #81796c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81796c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 121 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81796c, #7e816c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #81796C?: #81796C 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 #81796C?: The RGB value is 129, 121, 108: 129 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81796C?: The complementary color is #6C7481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81796C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.