What color is #807971?

#807971 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807971?

The RGB value is 128, 121, 113: 128 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807971?

The complementary color is #717880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807971?

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.

#807971 color

#807971 rgb(128, 121, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807971 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.5% green and 44.3% blue (128, 121, 113).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gotham (#807872), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#807971 color codes

HEX	`#807971`
RGB	`rgb(128, 121, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, 1.18, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 5.47, 77.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.72, 19.456, 18.389)`
Decimal	`8419697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807971, 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 #807971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807971 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 #807971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807971; }
.text { color: #807971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 121 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807971, #7f8071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #807971?: #807971 is a gray, closest to the named color Gotham. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807971?: The RGB value is 128, 121, 113: 128 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807971?: The complementary color is #717880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807971?: 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.