What color is #806974?

#806974 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806974?

The RGB value is 128, 105, 116: 128 red, 105 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806974?

The complementary color is #698075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806974?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806974 color

#806974 rgb(128, 105, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806974 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.2% green and 45.5% blue (128, 105, 116).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#806974 color codes

HEX	`#806974`
RGB	`rgb(128, 105, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, 11.12, -2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 11.44, 346.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 15.954, 18.698)`
Decimal	`8415604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806974, 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 #806974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #806974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806974; }
.text { color: #806974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 105 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806974, #806a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806974?: #806974 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806974?: The RGB value is 128, 105, 116: 128 red, 105 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806974?: The complementary color is #698075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806974?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.