What color is #80746F?

#80746F is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80746F?

The RGB value is 128, 116, 111: 128 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80746F?

The complementary color is #6F7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80746F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80746F color

#80746F rgb(128, 116, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80746F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.5% green and 43.5% blue (128, 116, 111).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#80746F color codes

HEX	`#80746F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 116, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.77, 3.72, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.77, 5.8, 50.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.017, 18.228, 17.605)`
Decimal	`8418415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80746F, 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 #80746F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80746F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #80746F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80746f; }
.text { color: #80746f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80746f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 116 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80746f, #807c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #80746F?: #80746F is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80746F?: The RGB value is 128, 116, 111: 128 red, 116 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80746F?: The complementary color is #6F7B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80746F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.