What color is #807B5E?

#807B5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807B5E?

The RGB value is 128, 123, 94: 128 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807B5E?

The complementary color is #5E6380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807B5E color

#807B5E rgb(128, 123, 94)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807B5E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.2% green and 36.9% blue (128, 123, 94).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#807B5E color codes

HEX	`#807B5E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 123, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.34, -3.1, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.34, 16.87, 100.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.005, 19.564, 13.415)`
Decimal	`8420190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807B5E, 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 #807B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #807B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807b5e; }
.text { color: #807b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 123 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807b5e, #74805e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #807B5E?: #807B5E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807B5E?: The RGB value is 128, 123, 94: 128 red, 123 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807B5E?: The complementary color is #5E6380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.