What color is #806975?

#806975 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806975?

The RGB value is 128, 105, 117: 128 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806975?

The complementary color is #698074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806975?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806975 color

#806975 rgb(128, 105, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806975 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.2% green and 45.9% blue (128, 105, 117).

Its hue angle is 329°, 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 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#806975 color codes

HEX	`#806975`
RGB	`rgb(128, 105, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, 11.31, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 11.76, 343.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.164, 15.977, 19.006)`
Decimal	`8415605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806975, 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 #806975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #806975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806975; }
.text { color: #806975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 105 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806975, #80696a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806975?: #806975 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806975?: The RGB value is 128, 105, 117: 128 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806975?: The complementary color is #698074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806975?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.