What color is #806B6F?

#806B6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806B6F?

The RGB value is 128, 107, 111: 128 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806B6F?

The complementary color is #6B807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806B6F?

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.

#806B6F color

#806B6F rgb(128, 107, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806B6F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42% green and 43.5% blue (128, 107, 111).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#806B6F color codes

HEX	`#806B6F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 107, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, 9.01, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 9.05, 5.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.029, 16.253, 17.276)`
Decimal	`8416111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806B6F, 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 #806B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806B6F 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 #806B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806b6f; }
.text { color: #806b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 107 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806b6f, #80726b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806B6F?: #806B6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806B6F?: The RGB value is 128, 107, 111: 128 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806B6F?: The complementary color is #6B807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806B6F?: 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.