What color is #806E62?

#806E62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806E62?

The RGB value is 128, 110, 98: 128 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806E62?

The complementary color is #627480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806E62 color

#806E62 rgb(128, 110, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806E62 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.1% green and 38.4% blue (128, 110, 98).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#806E62 color codes

HEX	`#806E62`
RGB	`rgb(128, 110, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, 5.03, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 10.58, 61.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.683, 16.623, 13.883)`
Decimal	`8416866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806E62, 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 #806E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #806E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806e62; }
.text { color: #806e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 110 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806e62, #807d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806E62?: #806E62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806E62?: The RGB value is 128, 110, 98: 128 red, 110 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806E62?: The complementary color is #627480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.