What color is #80787B?

#80787B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80787B?

The RGB value is 128, 120, 123: 128 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80787B?

The complementary color is #78807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80787B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80787B color

#80787B rgb(128, 120, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80787B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (128, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#80787B color codes

HEX	`#80787B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, 3.63, -0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 3.67, 351.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.193, 19.452, 21.479)`
Decimal	`8419451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80787B, 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 #80787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #80787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80787b; }
.text { color: #80787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80787b, #807978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #80787B?: #80787B is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80787B?: The RGB value is 128, 120, 123: 128 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80787B?: The complementary color is #78807D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80787B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.