What color is #808066?

#808066 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 #808066?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 102: 128 red, 128 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808066?

The complementary color is #666680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808066 color

#808066 rgb(128, 128, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #808066 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 40% blue (128, 128, 102).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#808066 color codes

HEX	`#808066`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.94, -4.68, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.94, 14.92, 108.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.019, 20.987, 15.617)`
Decimal	`8421478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808066, 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 #808066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #808066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808066; }
.text { color: #808066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808066, #738066); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808066?: #808066 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 #808066?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 102: 128 red, 128 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808066?: The complementary color is #666680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.