What color is #807B70?

#807B70 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807B70?

The RGB value is 128, 123, 112: 128 red, 123 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807B70?

The complementary color is #707580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807B70 color

#807B70 rgb(128, 123, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807B70 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.2% green and 43.9% blue (128, 123, 112).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#807B70 color codes

HEX	`#807B70`
RGB	`rgb(128, 123, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.75, -0.15, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.75, 6.69, 91.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.909, 19.925, 18.176)`
Decimal	`8420208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807B70, 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 #807B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #807B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807b70; }
.text { color: #807b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 123 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807b70, #7d8070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #807B70?: #807B70 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807B70?: The RGB value is 128, 123, 112: 128 red, 123 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807B70?: The complementary color is #707580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.