What color is #806A74?

#806A74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806A74?

The RGB value is 128, 106, 116: 128 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806A74?

The complementary color is #6A8076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806A74 color

#806A74 rgb(128, 106, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806A74 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.6% green and 45.5% blue (128, 106, 116).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% 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 4.96:1).

#806A74 color codes

HEX	`#806A74`
RGB	`rgb(128, 106, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.18, 10.52, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.18, 10.77, 347.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.208, 16.159, 18.732)`
Decimal	`8415860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806A74, 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 #806A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #806A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806a74; }
.text { color: #806a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 106 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806a74, #806b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806A74?: #806A74 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806A74?: The RGB value is 128, 106, 116: 128 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806A74?: The complementary color is #6A8076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.