What color is #80726C?

#80726C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80726C?

The RGB value is 128, 114, 108: 128 red, 114 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80726C?

The complementary color is #6C7A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80726C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80726C color

#80726C rgb(128, 114, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80726C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.7% green and 42.4% blue (128, 114, 108).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#80726C color codes

HEX	`#80726C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 114, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, 4.36, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 6.87, 50.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.626, 17.707, 16.674)`
Decimal	`8417900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80726C, 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 #80726C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80726C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #80726C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80726c; }
.text { color: #80726c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80726c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 114 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80726c, #807c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #80726C?: #80726C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80726C?: The RGB value is 128, 114, 108: 128 red, 114 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80726C?: The complementary color is #6C7A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80726C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.