What color is #807859?

#807859 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807859?

The RGB value is 128, 120, 89: 128 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807859?

The complementary color is #596180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807859?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807859 color

#807859 rgb(128, 120, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #807859 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.1% green and 34.9% blue (128, 120, 89).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#807859 color codes

HEX	`#807859`
RGB	`rgb(128, 120, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, -2.12, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 18.3, 96.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.422, 18.744, 12.149)`
Decimal	`8419417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807859, 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 #807859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #807859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807859; }
.text { color: #807859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 120 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807859, #758059); }

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Questions

What color is #807859?: #807859 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807859?: The RGB value is 128, 120, 89: 128 red, 120 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807859?: The complementary color is #596180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807859?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.