What color is #806374?

#806374 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806374?

The RGB value is 128, 99, 116: 128 red, 99 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806374?

The complementary color is #63806F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806374?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806374 color

#806374 rgb(128, 99, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #806374 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 38.8% green and 45.5% blue (128, 99, 116).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#806374 color codes

HEX	`#806374`
RGB	`rgb(128, 99, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 38.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, 14.69, -5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 15.53, 341.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.516, 14.774, 18.501)`
Decimal	`8414068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806374, 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 #806374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	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 #806374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806374; }
.text { color: #806374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 99 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806374, #806366); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #806374?: #806374 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806374?: The RGB value is 128, 99, 116: 128 red, 99 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806374?: The complementary color is #63806F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806374?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.