What color is #806A75?

#806A75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806A75?

The RGB value is 128, 106, 117: 128 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806A75?

The complementary color is #6A8075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806A75 color

#806A75 rgb(128, 106, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806A75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.6% green and 45.9% blue (128, 106, 117).

Its hue angle is 330°, 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 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#806A75 color codes

HEX	`#806A75`
RGB	`rgb(128, 106, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, 10.71, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 11.09, 345.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.267, 16.182, 19.04)`
Decimal	`8415861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806A75, 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 #806A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #806A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806a75; }
.text { color: #806a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 106 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806a75, #806a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806A75?: #806A75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806A75?: The RGB value is 128, 106, 117: 128 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806A75?: The complementary color is #6A8075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.