What color is #807080?

#807080 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807080?

The RGB value is 128, 112, 128: 128 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807080?

The complementary color is #708070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807080 color

#807080 rgb(128, 112, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807080 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 43.9% green and 50.2% blue (128, 112, 128).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#807080 color codes

HEX	`#807080`
RGB	`rgb(128, 112, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 43.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.17, 9.32, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.17, 11.36, 325.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.592, 17.736, 22.862)`
Decimal	`8417408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807080, 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 #807080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#807080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #807080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807080; }
.text { color: #807080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 112 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807080, #807078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807080?: #807080 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807080?: The RGB value is 128, 112, 128: 128 red, 112 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807080?: The complementary color is #708070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.