What color is #806D64?

#806D64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806D64?

The RGB value is 128, 109, 100: 128 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806D64?

The complementary color is #647780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806D64?

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.

#806D64 color

#806D64 rgb(128, 109, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806D64 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42.7% green and 39.2% blue (128, 109, 100).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#806D64 color codes

HEX	`#806D64`
RGB	`rgb(128, 109, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.56, 5.94, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.56, 9.8, 52.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.671, 16.447, 14.351)`
Decimal	`8416612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806D64, 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 #806D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806D64 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 #806D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806d64; }
.text { color: #806d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 109 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806d64, #807b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806D64?: #806D64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806D64?: The RGB value is 128, 109, 100: 128 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806D64?: The complementary color is #647780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806D64?: 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.