What color is #80757C?

#80757C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80757C?

The RGB value is 128, 117, 124: 128 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80757C?

The complementary color is #758079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80757C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80757C color

#80757C rgb(128, 117, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80757C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 45.9% green and 48.6% blue (128, 117, 124).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#80757C color codes

HEX	`#80757C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 117, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 45.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 9%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, 5.58, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 6.03, 337.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.901, 18.767, 21.692)`
Decimal	`8418684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80757C, 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 #80757C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80757C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #80757C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80757c; }
.text { color: #80757c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80757c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 117 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80757c, #807576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #80757C?: #80757C is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80757C?: The RGB value is 128, 117, 124: 128 red, 117 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80757C?: The complementary color is #758079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80757C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.