What color is #806C54?

#806C54 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806C54?

The RGB value is 128, 108, 84: 128 red, 108 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806C54?

The complementary color is #546880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806C54 color

#806C54 rgb(128, 108, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #806C54 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42.4% green and 32.9% blue (128, 108, 84).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Golem (#836E59), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#806C54 color codes

HEX	`#806C54`
RGB	`rgb(128, 108, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.92, 4.11, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.92, 16.89, 75.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.865, 15.955, 10.63)`
Decimal	`8416340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806C54, 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 #806C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #806C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806c54; }
.text { color: #806c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 108 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806c54, #7e8054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806C54?: #806C54 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Golem. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806C54?: The RGB value is 128, 108, 84: 128 red, 108 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806C54?: The complementary color is #546880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.