What color is #80696C?

#80696C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80696C?

The RGB value is 128, 105, 108: 128 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80696C?

The complementary color is #69807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80696C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80696C color

#80696C rgb(128, 105, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80696C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.2% green and 42.4% blue (128, 105, 108).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#80696C color codes

HEX	`#80696C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 105, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 9.66, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 9.82, 10.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.66, 15.776, 16.352)`
Decimal	`8415596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80696C, 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 #80696C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80696C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #80696C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80696c; }
.text { color: #80696c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80696c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 105 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80696c, #807269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #80696C?: #80696C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80696C?: The RGB value is 128, 105, 108: 128 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80696C?: The complementary color is #69807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80696C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.