What color is #806977?

#806977 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806977?

The RGB value is 128, 105, 119: 128 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806977?

The complementary color is #698072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806977?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806977 color

#806977 rgb(128, 105, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806977 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.2% green and 46.7% blue (128, 105, 119).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#806977 color codes

HEX	`#806977`
RGB	`rgb(128, 105, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, 11.69, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 12.47, 339.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.283, 16.025, 19.632)`
Decimal	`8415607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806977, 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 #806977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #806977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806977; }
.text { color: #806977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 105 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806977, #80696b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806977?: #806977 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806977?: The RGB value is 128, 105, 119: 128 red, 105 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806977?: The complementary color is #698072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806977?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.