What color is #806263?

#806263 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806263?

The RGB value is 128, 98, 99: 128 red, 98 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806263?

The complementary color is #62807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806263?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806263 color

#806263 rgb(128, 98, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806263 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 38.4% green and 38.8% blue (128, 98, 99).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#806263 color codes

HEX	`#806263`
RGB	`rgb(128, 98, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 38.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.56, 12.29, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.56, 12.96, 18.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.522, 14.226, 13.73)`
Decimal	`8413795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806263, 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 #806263	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806263 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #806263 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806263; }
.text { color: #806263; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806263; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 98 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806263, #807062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #806263?: #806263 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806263?: The RGB value is 128, 98, 99: 128 red, 98 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806263?: The complementary color is #62807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806263?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.