What color is #807279?

#807279 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807279?

The RGB value is 128, 114, 121: 128 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807279?

The complementary color is #728079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807279 color

#807279 rgb(128, 114, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807279 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.7% green and 47.5% blue (128, 114, 121).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#807279 color codes

HEX	`#807279`
RGB	`rgb(128, 114, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, 6.75, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 7.01, 344.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.37, 18.005, 20.593)`
Decimal	`8417913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807279, 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 #807279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#807279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #807279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807279; }
.text { color: #807279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 114 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807279, #807272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807279?: #807279 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807279?: The RGB value is 128, 114, 121: 128 red, 114 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807279?: The complementary color is #728079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.