What color is #80856B?

#80856B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80856B?

The RGB value is 128, 133, 107: 128 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80856B?

The complementary color is #706B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80856B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80856B color

#80856B rgb(128, 133, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #80856B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.2% green and 42% blue (128, 133, 107).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#80856B color codes

HEX	`#80856B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 133, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.48, -6.66, 13.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.48, 14.99, 116.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.943, 22.426, 17.185)`
Decimal	`8422763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80856B, 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 #80856B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80856B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #80856B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80856b; }
.text { color: #80856b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80856b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 133 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80856b, #73856b); }

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Questions

What color is #80856B?: #80856B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80856B?: The RGB value is 128, 133, 107: 128 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80856B?: The complementary color is #706B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80856B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.