What color is #807A68?

#807A68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807A68?

The RGB value is 128, 122, 104: 128 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807A68?

The complementary color is #686E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807A68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807A68 color

#807A68 rgb(128, 122, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807A68 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.8% green and 40.8% blue (128, 122, 104).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#807A68 color codes

HEX	`#807A68`
RGB	`rgb(128, 122, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -0.95, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 10.73, 95.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.36, 19.508, 15.892)`
Decimal	`8419944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807A68, 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 #807A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #807A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807a68; }
.text { color: #807a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 122 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807a68, #7a8068); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #807A68?: #807A68 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807A68?: The RGB value is 128, 122, 104: 128 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807A68?: The complementary color is #686E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807A68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.