What color is #807C6D?

#807C6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807C6D?

The RGB value is 128, 124, 109: 128 red, 124 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807C6D?

The complementary color is #6D7180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807C6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807C6D color

#807C6D rgb(128, 124, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807C6D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.6% green and 42.7% blue (128, 124, 109).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#807C6D color codes

HEX	`#807C6D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 124, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, -1.25, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 8.83, 98.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.87, 20.109, 17.352)`
Decimal	`8420461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807C6D, 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 #807C6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807C6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #807C6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807c6d; }
.text { color: #807c6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807c6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 124 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807c6d, #7b806d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #807C6D?: #807C6D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807C6D?: The RGB value is 128, 124, 109: 128 red, 124 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807C6D?: The complementary color is #6D7180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807C6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.