What color is #806852?

#806852 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806852?

The RGB value is 128, 104, 82: 128 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806852?

The complementary color is #526A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806852 color

#806852 rgb(128, 104, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #806852 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40.8% green and 32.2% blue (128, 104, 82).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 36% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#806852 color codes

HEX	`#806852`
RGB	`rgb(128, 104, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 36%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, 6.19, 16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 17.16, 68.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.376, 15.1, 10.086)`
Decimal	`8415314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806852, 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 #806852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #806852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806852; }
.text { color: #806852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 104 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806852, #807f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806852?: #806852 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806852?: The RGB value is 128, 104, 82: 128 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806852?: The complementary color is #526A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.