What color is #807777?

#807777 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807777?

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

What is the complementary color of #807777?

The complementary color is #778080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807777 color

#807777 rgb(128, 119, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807777 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#807777 color codes

HEX	`#807777`
RGB	`rgb(128, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 3.45, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 3.66, 19.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.828, 19.115, 20.147)`
Decimal	`8419191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807777, 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 #807777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #807777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807777; }
.text { color: #807777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807777, #807c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #807777?: #807777 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807777?: The RGB value is 128, 119, 119: 128 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807777?: The complementary color is #778080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.