What color is #807987?

#807987 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807987?

The RGB value is 128, 121, 135: 128 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807987?

The complementary color is #808779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807987 color

#807987 rgb(128, 121, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807987 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (128, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Chain Mail (#81777F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#807987 color codes

HEX	`#807987`
RGB	`rgb(128, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.85, 5.48, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.85, 8.62, 309.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.112, 20.013, 25.72)`
Decimal	`8419719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807987, 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 #807987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #807987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807987; }
.text { color: #807987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807987, #877987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807987?: #807987 is a gray, closest to the named color Chain Mail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807987?: The RGB value is 128, 121, 135: 128 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807987?: The complementary color is #808779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.