What color is #808623?

#808623 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808623?

The RGB value is 128, 134, 35: 128 red, 134 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808623?

The complementary color is #292386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808623?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808623 color

#808623 rgb(128, 134, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #808623 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.5% green and 13.7% blue (128, 134, 35).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 59% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Witch Brew (#888738), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#808623 color codes

HEX	`#808623`
RGB	`rgb(128, 134, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 59%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 74%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 74%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.77, -15.05, 49.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.77, 51.61, 106.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.731, 21.761, 4.856)`
Decimal	`8422947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808623, 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 #808623	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808623 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #808623 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808623; }
.text { color: #808623; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808623; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 134 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808623, #4f8623); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #808623?: #808623 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Witch Brew. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808623?: The RGB value is 128, 134, 35: 128 red, 134 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808623?: The complementary color is #292386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808623?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.