What color is #807C51?

#807C51 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807C51?

The RGB value is 128, 124, 81: 128 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807C51?

The complementary color is #515580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807C51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807C51 color

#807C51 rgb(128, 124, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807C51 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.6% green and 31.8% blue (128, 124, 81).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 37% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#807C51 color codes

HEX	`#807C51`
RGB	`rgb(128, 124, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 37%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, -5.47, 24.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 24.67, 102.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.595, 19.599, 10.639)`
Decimal	`8420433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807C51, 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 #807C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #807C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807c51; }
.text { color: #807c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 124 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807c51, #6c8051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807C51?: #807C51 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807C51?: The RGB value is 128, 124, 81: 128 red, 124 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807C51?: The complementary color is #515580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807C51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.