What color is #806A53?

#806A53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806A53?

The RGB value is 128, 106, 83: 128 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806A53?

The complementary color is #536980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806A53 color

#806A53 rgb(128, 106, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #806A53 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.6% green and 32.5% blue (128, 106, 83).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Golem (#836E59), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#806A53 color codes

HEX	`#806A53`
RGB	`rgb(128, 106, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.34, 5.15, 16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.34, 16.99, 72.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.618, 15.522, 10.355)`
Decimal	`8415827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806A53, 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 #806A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #806A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806a53; }
.text { color: #806a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 106 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806a53, #7f8053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806A53?: #806A53 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806A53?: The RGB value is 128, 106, 83: 128 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806A53?: The complementary color is #536980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.