What color is #807B8F?

#807B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807B8F?

The RGB value is 128, 123, 143: 128 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807B8F?

The complementary color is #8A8F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807B8F color

#807B8F rgb(128, 123, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807B8F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.2% green and 56.1% blue (128, 123, 143).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#807B8F color codes

HEX	`#807B8F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 123, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, 6.04, -10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 11.78, 300.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.942, 20.738, 28.881)`
Decimal	`8420239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807B8F, 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 #807B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #807B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807b8f; }
.text { color: #807b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 123 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807b8f, #8a7b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #807B8F?: #807B8F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807B8F?: The RGB value is 128, 123, 143: 128 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807B8F?: The complementary color is #8A8F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.