What color is #807151?

#807151 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807151?

The RGB value is 128, 113, 81: 128 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807151?

The complementary color is #516080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807151 color

#807151 rgb(128, 113, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #807151 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.3% green and 31.8% blue (128, 113, 81).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 37% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#807151 color codes

HEX	`#807151`
RGB	`rgb(128, 113, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, 0.8, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 19.95, 87.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.293, 16.994, 10.205)`
Decimal	`8417617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807151, 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 #807151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#807151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #807151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807151; }
.text { color: #807151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 113 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807151, #788051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807151?: #807151 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807151?: The RGB value is 128, 113, 81: 128 red, 113 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807151?: The complementary color is #516080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.