What color is #80727F?

#80727F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80727F?

The RGB value is 128, 114, 127: 128 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80727F?

The complementary color is #728073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80727F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80727F color

#80727F rgb(128, 114, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80727F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 44.7% green and 49.8% blue (128, 114, 127).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#80727F color codes

HEX	`#80727F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 114, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 44.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.69, 7.94, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.69, 9.46, 327.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.75, 18.156, 22.591)`
Decimal	`8417919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80727F, 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 #80727F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80727F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #80727F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80727f; }
.text { color: #80727f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80727f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 114 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80727f, #807278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80727F?: #80727F is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80727F?: The RGB value is 128, 114, 127: 128 red, 114 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80727F?: The complementary color is #728073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80727F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.