What color is #808064?

#808064 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808064?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 100: 128 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808064?

The complementary color is #646480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808064 color

#808064 rgb(128, 128, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #808064 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 39.2% blue (128, 128, 100).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#808064 color codes

HEX	`#808064`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, -5, 15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 16.05, 108.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.921, 20.948, 15.101)`
Decimal	`8421476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808064, 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 #808064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #808064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808064; }
.text { color: #808064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808064, #728064); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808064?: #808064 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808064?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 100: 128 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808064?: The complementary color is #646480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.