What color is #806A46?

#806A46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806A46?

The RGB value is 128, 106, 70: 128 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806A46?

The complementary color is #465C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806A46?

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.

#806A46 color

#806A46 rgb(128, 106, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #806A46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.6% green and 27.5% blue (128, 106, 70).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 45% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#806A46 color codes

HEX	`#806A46`
RGB	`rgb(128, 106, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 45%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.1, 3.51, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.1, 23.71, 81.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.162, 15.34, 7.955)`
Decimal	`8415814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806A46, 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 #806A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806A46 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 #806A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806a46; }
.text { color: #806a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 106 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806a46, #798046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806A46?: #806A46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806A46?: The RGB value is 128, 106, 70: 128 red, 106 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806A46?: The complementary color is #465C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806A46?: 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.