What color is #807179?

#807179 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807179?

The RGB value is 128, 113, 121: 128 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807179?

The complementary color is #718078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807179 color

#807179 rgb(128, 113, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807179 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.3% green and 47.5% blue (128, 113, 121).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#807179 color codes

HEX	`#807179`
RGB	`rgb(128, 113, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.23, 7.34, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.23, 7.68, 342.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.258, 17.78, 20.556)`
Decimal	`8417657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807179, 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 #807179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#807179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #807179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807179; }
.text { color: #807179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 113 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807179, #807171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807179?: #807179 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807179?: The RGB value is 128, 113, 121: 128 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807179?: The complementary color is #718078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.