What color is #807E47?

#807E47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807E47?

The RGB value is 128, 126, 71: 128 red, 126 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807E47?

The complementary color is #474980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807E47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807E47 color

#807E47 rgb(128, 126, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #807E47 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49.4% green and 27.8% blue (128, 126, 71).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 45% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#807E47 color codes

HEX	`#807E47`
RGB	`rgb(128, 126, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 45%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 45%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, -7.79, 30.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 31.11, 104.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.501, 19.966, 8.892)`
Decimal	`8420935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807E47, 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 #807E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #807E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807e47; }
.text { color: #807e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 126 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807e47, #668047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #807E47?: #807E47 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807E47?: The RGB value is 128, 126, 71: 128 red, 126 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807E47?: The complementary color is #474980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807E47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.