What color is #807984?

#807984 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807984?

The RGB value is 128, 121, 132: 128 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807984?

The complementary color is #7D8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807984 color

#807984 rgb(128, 121, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807984 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.5% green and 51.8% blue (128, 121, 132).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#807984 color codes

HEX	`#807984`
RGB	`rgb(128, 121, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, 4.86, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 6.99, 314.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.904, 19.93, 24.624)`
Decimal	`8419716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807984, 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 #807984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #807984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807984; }
.text { color: #807984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 121 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807984, #847983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807984?: #807984 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807984?: The RGB value is 128, 121, 132: 128 red, 121 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807984?: The complementary color is #7D8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.