What color is #807A77?

#807A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807A77?

The RGB value is 128, 122, 119: 128 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807A77?

The complementary color is #777D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807A77 color

#807A77 rgb(128, 122, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 47.8% green and 46.7% blue (128, 122, 119).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#807A77 color codes

HEX	`#807A77`
RGB	`rgb(128, 122, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 47.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, 1.71, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 2.99, 55.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.191, 19.84, 20.268)`
Decimal	`8419959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807A77, 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 #807A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #807A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807a77; }
.text { color: #807a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 122 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807a77, #807f77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #807A77?: #807A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807A77?: The RGB value is 128, 122, 119: 128 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807A77?: The complementary color is #777D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.