What color is #807855?

#807855 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807855?

The RGB value is 128, 120, 85: 128 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807855?

The complementary color is #555D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807855?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807855 color

#807855 rgb(128, 120, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #807855 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.1% green and 33.3% blue (128, 120, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#807855 color codes

HEX	`#807855`
RGB	`rgb(128, 120, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, -2.68, 20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 20.55, 97.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.258, 18.678, 11.289)`
Decimal	`8419413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807855, 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 #807855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #807855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807855; }
.text { color: #807855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 120 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807855, #728055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807855?: #807855 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807855?: The RGB value is 128, 120, 85: 128 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807855?: The complementary color is #555D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807855?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.