What color is #80747B?

#80747B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80747B?

The RGB value is 128, 116, 123: 128 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80747B?

The complementary color is #748079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80747B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80747B color

#80747B rgb(128, 116, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80747B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.5% green and 48.2% blue (128, 116, 123).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#80747B color codes

HEX	`#80747B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 116, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, 5.97, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 6.35, 340.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.722, 18.51, 21.322)`
Decimal	`8418427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80747B, 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 #80747B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80747B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #80747B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80747b; }
.text { color: #80747b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80747b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 116 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80747b, #807475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80747B?: #80747B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80747B?: The RGB value is 128, 116, 123: 128 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80747B?: The complementary color is #748079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80747B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.