What color is #80686C?

#80686C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80686C?

The RGB value is 128, 104, 108: 128 red, 104 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80686C?

The complementary color is #68807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80686C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80686C color

#80686C rgb(128, 104, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80686C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 40.8% green and 42.4% blue (128, 104, 108).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#80686C color codes

HEX	`#80686C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 104, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 40.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.41, 10.25, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.41, 10.34, 7.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.559, 15.573, 16.318)`
Decimal	`8415340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80686C, 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 #80686C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80686C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #80686C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80686c; }
.text { color: #80686c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80686c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 104 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80686c, #807068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #80686C?: #80686C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80686C?: The RGB value is 128, 104, 108: 128 red, 104 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80686C?: The complementary color is #68807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80686C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.