What color is #806861?

#806861 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 #806861?

The RGB value is 128, 104, 97: 128 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806861?

The complementary color is #617980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806861?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806861 color

#806861 rgb(128, 104, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806861 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40.8% green and 38% blue (128, 104, 97).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#806861 color codes

HEX	`#806861`
RGB	`rgb(128, 104, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.11, 8.4, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.11, 11.29, 41.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.01, 15.354, 13.427)`
Decimal	`8415329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806861, 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 #806861	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806861 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #806861 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806861; }
.text { color: #806861; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806861; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 104 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806861, #807861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806861?: #806861 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 #806861?: The RGB value is 128, 104, 97: 128 red, 104 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806861?: The complementary color is #617980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806861?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.