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#815166 Color

#815166 is rgb(129, 81, 102) in RGB, hsl(334, 23%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#815166
HEX#815166
RGBrgb(129, 81, 102)
HSLhsl(334, 23%, 41%)
HSVhsv(334, 37%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.07 352.2)
LABlab(40.55% 22.98 -3.39)
LCHlch(40.55% 23.23 351.62)

What #815166 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #815166, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 7.1Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 9.18Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.55Eggplant#614051ΔE 10.99Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 11.36Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 11.5

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#815166 Channel Values

How #815166 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 81 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 334° · S 23% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 334° · S 37% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 37% · Y 21% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.36:1 vs white · 3.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #815166 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #815166 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #815166

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #815166; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#815166
Complementary
#51816C
Analogous
#81517D
Analogous
#815451
Triadic
#658151
Triadic
#516581
Split comp.
#518154
Split comp.
#517D81

Tints & Shades of #815166

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9A6079
#AB788E
#BA91A3
#CCADBB
#DCC7D0
#EBE0E5

Shades

#714759
#5E3B4A
#4E313E
#3F2731
#2F1D25
#1C1216

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #815166.

How #815166 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#815166
Protanopia#5B5B66
Protanomaly#6C5766
Deuteranopia#646465
Deuteranomaly#715D65
Tritanopia#7F5454
Tritanomaly#80535C
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #815166 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-815166: #815166;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #815166;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-815166': '#815166' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.318, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_815166">#815166</color>
SVG fillfill="#815166"

More Pink Colors

#815166 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#815166 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #815166?

#815166 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(129, 81, 102) in RGB and hsl(334, 23%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.1.

What is the RGB value of #815166?

#815166 is rgb(129, 81, 102) — red 129, green 81, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #815166?

#815166 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 37%, 21%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #815166 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #815166 scores 6.36:1 against white and 3.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #815166 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #815166 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 23.55, which is visibly different.

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