What color is #806C7D?

#806C7D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806C7D?

The RGB value is 128, 108, 125: 128 red, 108 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806C7D?

The complementary color is #6C806F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806C7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806C7D color

#806C7D rgb(128, 108, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806C7D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 42.4% green and 49% blue (128, 108, 125).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#806C7D color codes

HEX	`#806C7D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 108, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 42.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48, 11.08, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48, 12.83, 329.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.966, 16.795, 21.693)`
Decimal	`8416381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806C7D, 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 #806C7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806C7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #806C7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806c7d; }
.text { color: #806c7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806c7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 108 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806c7d, #806c73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #806C7D?: #806C7D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806C7D?: The RGB value is 128, 108, 125: 128 red, 108 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806C7D?: The complementary color is #6C806F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806C7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.