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#806147 Color

#806147 is rgb(128, 97, 71) in RGB, hsl(27, 29%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 45%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Raw Umber (#826644), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#806147
HEX#806147
RGBrgb(128, 97, 71)
HSLhsl(27, 29%, 39%)
HSVhsv(27, 45%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 45%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.056 61.1)
LABlab(43.88% 10.32 19.94)
LCHlch(43.88% 22.45 62.64)

What #806147 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #806147, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#806147 Channel Values

How #806147 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 97 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 29% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 45% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 45% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.65:1 vs white · 3.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #806147 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #806147

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #806147; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #806147

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #806147 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#806147
Protanopia#676747
Protanomaly#726547
Deuteranopia#6C6C45
Deuteranomaly#756846
Tritanopia#825E5E
Tritanomaly#815F56
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #806147 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-806147: #806147;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #806147;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-806147': '#806147' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.380, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_806147">#806147</color>
SVG fillfill="#806147"

More Brown Colors

#806147 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#806147 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #806147?

#806147 is a dark brown — rgb(128, 97, 71) in RGB and hsl(27, 29%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Raw Umber (#826644), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #806147?

#806147 is rgb(128, 97, 71) — red 128, green 97, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #806147?

#806147 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 45%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #806147 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #806147 scores 5.65:1 against white and 3.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #806147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #806147 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 22.46, which is visibly different.

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