What color is #807B6E?

#807B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807B6E?

The RGB value is 128, 123, 110: 128 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807B6E?

The complementary color is #6E7380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807B6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807B6E color

#807B6E rgb(128, 123, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807B6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.2% green and 43.1% blue (128, 123, 110).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#807B6E color codes

HEX	`#807B6E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 123, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 14%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, -0.5, 7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 7.81, 93.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.799, 19.881, 17.596)`
Decimal	`8420206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807B6E, 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 #807B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #807B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807b6e; }
.text { color: #807b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 123 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807b6e, #7c806e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #807B6E?: #807B6E is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807B6E?: The RGB value is 128, 123, 110: 128 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807B6E?: The complementary color is #6E7380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807B6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.