What color is #806C6E?

#806C6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806C6E?

The RGB value is 128, 108, 110: 128 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806C6E?

The complementary color is #6C807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806C6E color

#806C6E rgb(128, 108, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806C6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42.4% green and 43.1% blue (128, 108, 110).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#806C6E color codes

HEX	`#806C6E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 108, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.55, 8.24, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.55, 8.44, 12.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.079, 16.441, 17.022)`
Decimal	`8416366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806C6E, 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 #806C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #806C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806c6e; }
.text { color: #806c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 108 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806c6e, #80746c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806C6E?: #806C6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806C6E?: The RGB value is 128, 108, 110: 128 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806C6E?: The complementary color is #6C807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.