What color is #806050?

#806050 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806050?

The RGB value is 128, 96, 80: 128 red, 96 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806050?

The complementary color is #507080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806050 color

#806050 rgb(128, 96, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #806050 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.6% green and 31.4% blue (128, 96, 80).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 38% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Acorn (#7F5E50), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#806050 color codes

HEX	`#806050`
RGB	`rgb(128, 96, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 38%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.56, 10.65, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.56, 17.74, 53.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.533, 13.535, 9.435)`
Decimal	`8413264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806050, 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 #806050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #806050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806050; }
.text { color: #806050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 96 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806050, #807850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #806050?: #806050 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Acorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806050?: The RGB value is 128, 96, 80: 128 red, 96 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806050?: The complementary color is #507080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.