What color is #807370?

#807370 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807370?

The RGB value is 128, 115, 112: 128 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807370?

The complementary color is #707D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807370?

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.

#807370 color

#807370 rgb(128, 115, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807370 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.1% green and 43.9% blue (128, 115, 112).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#807370 color codes

HEX	`#807370`
RGB	`rgb(128, 115, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 4.48, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 5.68, 37.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.957, 18.021, 17.859)`
Decimal	`8418160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807370, 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 #807370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#807370 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 #807370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807370; }
.text { color: #807370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 115 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807370, #807b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #807370?: #807370 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807370?: The RGB value is 128, 115, 112: 128 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807370?: The complementary color is #707D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807370?: 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.