What color is #80795F?

#80795F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80795F?

The RGB value is 128, 121, 95: 128 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80795F?

The complementary color is #5F6680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80795F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80795F color

#80795F rgb(128, 121, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #80795F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.5% green and 37.3% blue (128, 121, 95).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#80795F color codes

HEX	`#80795F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 121, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.79, -1.81, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.79, 15.36, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.805, 19.091, 13.571)`
Decimal	`8419679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80795F, 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 #80795F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80795F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #80795F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80795f; }
.text { color: #80795f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80795f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 121 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80795f, #77805f); }

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Questions

What color is #80795F?: #80795F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80795F?: The RGB value is 128, 121, 95: 128 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80795F?: The complementary color is #5F6680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80795F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.