Information about #816666 color

#816666 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#816666 falls into the Red Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 102, 102) — 50.6% red, 40% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 11 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #816666 reads as a gently muted warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ferra (#876A68). Slightly further away sit Falcon (#7F626D) and Arabella (#85636E).

The recipe behind #816666 is rgb(129, 102, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #816666: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. No one has named #816666 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#816666 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#816666 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 #816666

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

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Deep Taupe color link
Deep Taupe

#7E5E60

Lye color link
Lye

#7F6B5D

Russett color link
Russett

#7D655C

Coffee Break color link
Coffee Break

#79695E

Wrangler color link
Wrangler

#80675A

Memory color link
Memory

#7C5B63

Riverstone color link
Riverstone

#797067

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#816666
  • RGB129, 102, 102
  • CMYK0, 11, 11, 49
  • CSSrgb(129, 102, 102)
  • HSL0°, 12%, 45%
  • HSL Precise0°, 11.688%, 45.294%
  • HSV0°, 21%, 51%
  • HSB0°, 21%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.400, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.400, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.400, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID816666
  • DECIMAL ID8480358
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01