What color is #806061?

#806061 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806061?

The RGB value is 128, 96, 97: 128 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806061?

The complementary color is #60807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806061 color

#806061 rgb(128, 96, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #806061 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.6% green and 38% blue (128, 96, 97).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#806061 color codes

HEX	`#806061`
RGB	`rgb(128, 96, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, 13.15, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 13.9, 18.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.243, 13.819, 13.171)`
Decimal	`8413281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806061, 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 #806061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #806061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806061; }
.text { color: #806061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 96 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806061, #806f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #806061?: #806061 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806061?: The RGB value is 128, 96, 97: 128 red, 96 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806061?: The complementary color is #60807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.