What color is #807A41?

#807A41 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807A41?

The RGB value is 128, 122, 65: 128 red, 122 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807A41?

The complementary color is #414780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807A41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807A41 color

#807A41 rgb(128, 122, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807A41 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.8% green and 25.5% blue (128, 122, 65).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 49% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#807A41 color codes

HEX	`#807A41`
RGB	`rgb(128, 122, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 49%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -6.2, 31.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 32.43, 101.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.816, 18.89, 7.76)`
Decimal	`8419905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807A41, 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 #807A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #807A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807a41; }
.text { color: #807a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 122 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807a41, #678041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #807A41?: #807A41 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807A41?: The RGB value is 128, 122, 65: 128 red, 122 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807A41?: The complementary color is #414780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807A41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.