What color is #808362?

#808362 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808362?

The RGB value is 128, 131, 98: 128 red, 131 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808362?

The complementary color is #656283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808362 color

#808362 rgb(128, 131, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #808362 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51.4% green and 38.4% blue (128, 131, 98).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#808362 color codes

HEX	`#808362`
RGB	`rgb(128, 131, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.71, -6.99, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.71, 18.86, 111.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.223, 21.704, 14.729)`
Decimal	`8422242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808362, 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 #808362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #808362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808362; }
.text { color: #808362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 131 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808362, #708362); }

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Questions

What color is #808362?: #808362 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808362?: The RGB value is 128, 131, 98: 128 red, 131 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808362?: The complementary color is #656283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.