What color is #80717C?

#80717C is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80717C?

The RGB value is 128, 113, 124: 128 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80717C?

The complementary color is #718075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80717C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80717C color

#80717C rgb(128, 113, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80717C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.3% green and 48.6% blue (128, 113, 124).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#80717C color codes

HEX	`#80717C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 113, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, 7.93, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 8.84, 333.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.445, 17.855, 21.54)`
Decimal	`8417660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80717C, 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 #80717C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80717C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #80717C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80717c; }
.text { color: #80717c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80717c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 113 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80717c, #807174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80717C?: #80717C is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80717C?: The RGB value is 128, 113, 124: 128 red, 113 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80717C?: The complementary color is #718075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80717C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.