What color is #806A78?

#806A78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806A78?

The RGB value is 128, 106, 120: 128 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806A78?

The complementary color is #6A8072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806A78 color

#806A78 rgb(128, 106, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806A78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.6% green and 47.1% blue (128, 106, 120).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#806A78 color codes

HEX	`#806A78`
RGB	`rgb(128, 106, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, 11.29, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 12.15, 338.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.446, 16.254, 19.984)`
Decimal	`8415864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806A78, 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 #806A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #806A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806a78; }
.text { color: #806a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 106 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806a78, #806a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806A78?: #806A78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806A78?: The RGB value is 128, 106, 120: 128 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806A78?: The complementary color is #6A8072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.