What color is #80735A?

#80735A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80735A?

The RGB value is 128, 115, 90: 128 red, 115 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80735A?

The complementary color is #5A6780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80735A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80735A color

#80735A rgb(128, 115, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #80735A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.1% green and 35.3% blue (128, 115, 90).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#80735A color codes

HEX	`#80735A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 115, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.99, 0.89, 15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.99, 15.73, 86.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.878, 17.589, 12.177)`
Decimal	`8418138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80735A, 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 #80735A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80735A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #80735A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80735a; }
.text { color: #80735a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80735a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 115 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80735a, #7a805a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #80735A?: #80735A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80735A?: The RGB value is 128, 115, 90: 128 red, 115 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80735A?: The complementary color is #5A6780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80735A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.