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#81705A Color

#81705A is rgb(129, 112, 90) in RGB, hsl(34, 18%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Shadow (#8A795D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81705A
HEX#81705A
RGBrgb(129, 112, 90)
HSLhsl(34, 18%, 43%)
HSVhsv(34, 30%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.039 74)
LABlab(48.41% 4.24 14.86)
LCHlch(48.41% 15.45 74.08)

What #81705A 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 #81705A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#81705A Channel Values

How #81705A 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 112 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 18% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 30% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 30% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81705A 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #81705A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81705A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #81705A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81705A.

How #81705A 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#81705A
Protanopia#73735A
Protanomaly#79725A
Deuteranopia#767659
Deuteranomaly#7B745A
Tritanopia#836E6E
Tritanomaly#826F66
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81705A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81705a: #81705A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81705A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81705a': '#81705A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.439, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_81705a">#81705A</color>
SVG fillfill="#81705A"

More Brown Colors

#81705A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#81705A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81705A?

#81705A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(129, 112, 90) in RGB and hsl(34, 18%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Shadow (#8A795D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #81705A?

#81705A is rgb(129, 112, 90) — red 129, green 112, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81705A?

#81705A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81705A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #81705A scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81705A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81705A 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 15.96, which is visibly different.

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