What color is #807772?

#807772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807772?

The RGB value is 128, 119, 114: 128 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807772?

The complementary color is #727B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807772 color

#807772 rgb(128, 119, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807772 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (128, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#807772 color codes

HEX	`#807772`
RGB	`rgb(128, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, 2.52, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 4.72, 57.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.536, 18.998, 18.607)`
Decimal	`8419186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807772, 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 #807772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #807772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807772; }
.text { color: #807772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807772, #807e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #807772?: #807772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807772?: The RGB value is 128, 119, 114: 128 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807772?: The complementary color is #727B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.