What color is #807753?

#807753 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807753?

The RGB value is 128, 119, 83: 128 red, 119 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807753?

The complementary color is #535C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807753?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807753 color

#807753 rgb(128, 119, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #807753 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.7% green and 32.5% blue (128, 119, 83).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#807753 color codes

HEX	`#807753`
RGB	`rgb(128, 119, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, -2.38, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 21.22, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.06, 18.408, 10.836)`
Decimal	`8419155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807753, 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 #807753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #807753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807753; }
.text { color: #807753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 119 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807753, #728053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807753?: #807753 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807753?: The RGB value is 128, 119, 83: 128 red, 119 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807753?: The complementary color is #535C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807753?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.