What color is #80716C?

#80716C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80716C?

The RGB value is 128, 113, 108: 128 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80716C?

The complementary color is #6C7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80716C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80716C color

#80716C rgb(128, 113, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80716C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.3% green and 42.4% blue (128, 113, 108).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#80716C color codes

HEX	`#80716C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 113, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, 4.94, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 6.97, 44.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.514, 17.483, 16.636)`
Decimal	`8417644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80716C, 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 #80716C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80716C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #80716C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80716c; }
.text { color: #80716c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80716c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 113 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80716c, #807b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #80716C?: #80716C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80716C?: The RGB value is 128, 113, 108: 128 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80716C?: The complementary color is #6C7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80716C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.