What color is #80737E?

#80737E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80737E?

The RGB value is 128, 115, 126: 128 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80737E?

The complementary color is #738075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80737E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80737E color

#80737E rgb(128, 115, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80737E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (128, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#80737E color codes

HEX	`#80737E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.93, 7.15, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.93, 8.29, 329.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.798, 18.357, 22.288)`
Decimal	`8418174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80737E, 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 #80737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #80737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80737e; }
.text { color: #80737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80737e, #807378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80737E?: #80737E is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80737E?: The RGB value is 128, 115, 126: 128 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80737E?: The complementary color is #738075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80737E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.