What color is #807A6B?

#807A6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807A6B?

The RGB value is 128, 122, 107: 128 red, 122 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807A6B?

The complementary color is #6B7180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807A6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807A6B color

#807A6B rgb(128, 122, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807A6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.8% green and 42% blue (128, 122, 107).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#807A6B color codes

HEX	`#807A6B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 122, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 16%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, -0.45, 9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 9.05, 92.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.515, 19.57, 16.709)`
Decimal	`8419947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807A6B, 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 #807A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #807A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807a6b; }
.text { color: #807a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 122 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807a6b, #7b806b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807A6B?: #807A6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807A6B?: The RGB value is 128, 122, 107: 128 red, 122 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807A6B?: The complementary color is #6B7180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807A6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.