What color is #806A48?

#806A48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806A48?

The RGB value is 128, 106, 72: 128 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806A48?

The complementary color is #485E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806A48?

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.

#806A48 color

#806A48 rgb(128, 106, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #806A48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.6% green and 28.2% blue (128, 106, 72).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 44% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#806A48 color codes

HEX	`#806A48`
RGB	`rgb(128, 106, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 44%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 44%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, 3.75, 22.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 22.66, 80.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.226, 15.366, 8.294)`
Decimal	`8415816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806A48, 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 #806A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806A48 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 #806A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806a48; }
.text { color: #806a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 106 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806a48, #7a8048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806A48?: #806A48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806A48?: The RGB value is 128, 106, 72: 128 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806A48?: The complementary color is #485E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806A48?: 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.