What color is #807B77?

#807B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807B77?

The RGB value is 128, 123, 119: 128 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807B77?

The complementary color is #777C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807B77 color

#807B77 rgb(128, 123, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807B77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (128, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 4% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mule (#827B77), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#807B77 color codes

HEX	`#807B77`
RGB	`rgb(128, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 4%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 7%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.94, 1.13, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.94, 3.07, 68.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.314, 20.087, 20.309)`
Decimal	`8420215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807B77, 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 #807B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #807B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807b77; }
.text { color: #807b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807b77, #808077); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #807B77?: #807B77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807B77?: The RGB value is 128, 123, 119: 128 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807B77?: The complementary color is #777C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.