What color is #808651?

#808651 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808651?

The RGB value is 128, 134, 81: 128 red, 134 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808651?

The complementary color is #575186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808651?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808651 color

#808651 rgb(128, 134, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #808651 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.5% green and 31.8% blue (128, 134, 81).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#808651 color codes

HEX	`#808651`
RGB	`rgb(128, 134, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.27, -11, 27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.27, 29.89, 111.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.913, 22.234, 11.078)`
Decimal	`8422993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808651, 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 #808651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #808651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808651; }
.text { color: #808651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 134 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808651, #668651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #808651?: #808651 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808651?: The RGB value is 128, 134, 81: 128 red, 134 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808651?: The complementary color is #575186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808651?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.