What color is #807649?

#807649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807649?

The RGB value is 128, 118, 73: 128 red, 118 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807649?

The complementary color is #495380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807649?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807649 color

#807649 rgb(128, 118, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #807649 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.3% green and 28.6% blue (128, 118, 73).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#807649 color codes

HEX	`#807649`
RGB	`rgb(128, 118, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, -3.06, 26.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 26.34, 96.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.583, 18.028, 8.908)`
Decimal	`8418889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807649, 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 #807649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#807649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #807649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807649; }
.text { color: #807649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 118 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807649, #6e8049); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807649?: #807649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807649?: The RGB value is 128, 118, 73: 128 red, 118 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807649?: The complementary color is #495380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807649?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.