What color is #807750?

#807750 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807750?

The RGB value is 128, 119, 80: 128 red, 119 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807750?

The complementary color is #505980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807750?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807750 color

#807750 rgb(128, 119, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #807750 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.7% green and 31.4% blue (128, 119, 80).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#807750 color codes

HEX	`#807750`
RGB	`rgb(128, 119, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, -2.77, 22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 22.9, 96.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.947, 18.363, 10.239)`
Decimal	`8419152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807750, 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 #807750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #807750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807750; }
.text { color: #807750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 119 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807750, #718050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807750?: #807750 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807750?: The RGB value is 128, 119, 80: 128 red, 119 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807750?: The complementary color is #505980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807750?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.