What color is #806E71?

#806E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806E71?

The RGB value is 128, 110, 113: 128 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806E71?

The complementary color is #6E807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806E71 color

#806E71 rgb(128, 110, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806E71 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.1% green and 44.3% blue (128, 110, 113).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#806E71 color codes

HEX	`#806E71`
RGB	`rgb(128, 110, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.18, 7.6, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.18, 7.66, 7.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.458, 16.934, 17.968)`
Decimal	`8416881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806E71, 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 #806E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #806E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806e71; }
.text { color: #806e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 110 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806e71, #80746e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #806E71?: #806E71 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806E71?: The RGB value is 128, 110, 113: 128 red, 110 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806E71?: The complementary color is #6E807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.