What color is #807A55?

#807A55 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807A55?

The RGB value is 128, 122, 85: 128 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807A55?

The complementary color is #555B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807A55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807A55 color

#807A55 rgb(128, 122, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807A55 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.8% green and 33.3% blue (128, 122, 85).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#807A55 color codes

HEX	`#807A55`
RGB	`rgb(128, 122, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 34%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, -3.82, 21.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 21.47, 100.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.501, 19.165, 11.37)`
Decimal	`8419925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807A55, 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 #807A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #807A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807a55; }
.text { color: #807a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 122 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807a55, #708055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807A55?: #807A55 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807A55?: The RGB value is 128, 122, 85: 128 red, 122 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807A55?: The complementary color is #555B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807A55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.