What color is #806570?

#806570 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806570?

The RGB value is 128, 101, 112: 128 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806570?

The complementary color is #658075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806570?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806570 color

#806570 rgb(128, 101, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806570 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 39.6% green and 43.9% blue (128, 101, 112).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#806570 color codes

HEX	`#806570`
RGB	`rgb(128, 101, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 39.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 21%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, 12.75, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 12.91, 350.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.48, 15.067, 17.366)`
Decimal	`8414576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806570, 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 #806570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #806570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806570; }
.text { color: #806570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 101 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806570, #806765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #806570?: #806570 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806570?: The RGB value is 128, 101, 112: 128 red, 101 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806570?: The complementary color is #658075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806570?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.