What color is #807B89?

#807B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807B89?

The RGB value is 128, 123, 137: 128 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807B89?

The complementary color is #84897B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807B89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807B89 color

#807B89 rgb(128, 123, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807B89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.2% green and 53.7% blue (128, 123, 137).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#807B89 color codes

HEX	`#807B89`
RGB	`rgb(128, 123, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 10%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, 4.74, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 8.38, 304.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.5, 20.561, 26.551)`
Decimal	`8420233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807B89, 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 #807B89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807B89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #807B89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807b89; }
.text { color: #807b89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 123 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807b89, #877b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807B89?: #807B89 is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807B89?: The RGB value is 128, 123, 137: 128 red, 123 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807B89?: The complementary color is #84897B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807B89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.