What color is #807782?

#807782 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807782?

The RGB value is 128, 119, 130: 128 red, 119 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807782?

The complementary color is #798277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807782 color

#807782 rgb(128, 119, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807782 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 46.7% green and 51% blue (128, 119, 130).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% 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 4.88:1).

#807782 color codes

HEX	`#807782`
RGB	`rgb(128, 119, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 46.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, 5.61, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 7.36, 319.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.528, 19.395, 23.83)`
Decimal	`8419202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807782, 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 #807782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #807782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807782; }
.text { color: #807782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 119 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807782, #82777e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807782?: #807782 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807782?: The RGB value is 128, 119, 130: 128 red, 119 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807782?: The complementary color is #798277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.