What color is #805A41?

#805A41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805A41?

The RGB value is 128, 90, 65: 128 red, 90 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805A41?

The complementary color is #416780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805A41 color

#805A41 rgb(128, 90, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #805A41 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 35.3% green and 25.5% blue (128, 90, 65).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 49% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#805A41 color codes

HEX	`#805A41`
RGB	`rgb(128, 90, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 35.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 49%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 12.41, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 24.07, 58.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.513, 12.284, 6.659)`
Decimal	`8411713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805A41, 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 #805A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	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 #805A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805a41; }
.text { color: #805a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 90 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805a41, #807a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #805A41?: #805A41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805A41?: The RGB value is 128, 90, 65: 128 red, 90 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805A41?: The complementary color is #416780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.