What color is #80797B?

#80797B is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80797B?

The RGB value is 128, 121, 123: 128 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80797B?

The complementary color is #79807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80797B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80797B color

#80797B rgb(128, 121, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80797B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.5% green and 48.2% blue (128, 121, 123).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#80797B color codes

HEX	`#80797B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 121, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 5%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, 3.05, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 3.06, 357.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.314, 19.694, 21.519)`
Decimal	`8419707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80797B, 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 #80797B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80797B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #80797B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80797b; }
.text { color: #80797b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80797b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 121 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80797b, #807a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #80797B?: #80797B is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80797B?: The RGB value is 128, 121, 123: 128 red, 121 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80797B?: The complementary color is #79807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80797B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.