What color is #808555?

#808555 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808555?

The RGB value is 128, 133, 85: 128 red, 133 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808555?

The complementary color is #5A5585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808555 color

#808555 rgb(128, 133, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #808555 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.2% green and 33.3% blue (128, 133, 85).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#808555 color codes

HEX	`#808555`
RGB	`rgb(128, 133, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.05, -9.94, 25.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.05, 27.18, 111.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.929, 22.02, 11.846)`
Decimal	`8422741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808555, 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 #808555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #808555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808555; }
.text { color: #808555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 133 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808555, #688555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #808555?: #808555 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808555?: The RGB value is 128, 133, 85: 128 red, 133 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808555?: The complementary color is #5A5585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.