What color is #806561?

#806561 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806561?

The RGB value is 128, 101, 97: 128 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806561?

The complementary color is #617C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806561 color

#806561 rgb(128, 101, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806561 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 39.6% green and 38% blue (128, 101, 97).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#806561 color codes

HEX	`#806561`
RGB	`rgb(128, 101, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 39.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, 10.18, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 12.02, 32.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.714, 14.76, 13.328)`
Decimal	`8414561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806561, 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 #806561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #806561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806561; }
.text { color: #806561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 101 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806561, #807561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806561?: #806561 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806561?: The RGB value is 128, 101, 97: 128 red, 101 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806561?: The complementary color is #617C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.