Information about #816E6C color

#816E6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #816E6C is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 110, 108) — 50.6% red, 43.1% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 8 / 49. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #816E6C sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ferra (#876A68). Nearby in the Register you will also find Empress (#7C7173) and Quarter Oilskin (#82776E).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 110, 108) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #816E6C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. #816E6C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#816E6C color variations

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#816E6C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #816E6C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Riverstone color link
Riverstone

#797067

Half Buffalo color link
Half Buffalo

#89756F

Pat Routa color link
Pat Routa

#777270

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#816E6C
  • RGB129, 110, 108
  • CMYK0, 7, 8, 49
  • CSSrgb(129, 110, 108)
  • HSL6°, 9%, 46%
  • HSL Precise5.714°, 8.861%, 46.471%
  • HSV6°, 16%, 51%
  • HSB6°, 16%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.431, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.431, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.431, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID816E6C
  • DECIMAL ID8482412
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01