What color is #80886E?

#80886E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80886E?

The RGB value is 128, 136, 110: 128 red, 136 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80886E?

The complementary color is #766E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80886E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80886E color

#80886E rgb(128, 136, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #80886E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.3% green and 43.1% blue (128, 136, 110).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 11% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#80886E color codes

HEX	`#80886E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 136, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 11%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 19%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 19%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.4, -7.82, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.4, 15.17, 121.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.52, 23.323, 18.17)`
Decimal	`8423534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80886E, 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 #80886E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80886E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #80886E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80886e; }
.text { color: #80886e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80886e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 136 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80886e, #73886e); }

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Questions

What color is #80886E?: #80886E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80886E?: The RGB value is 128, 136, 110: 128 red, 136 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80886E?: The complementary color is #766E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80886E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.