What color is #807C73?

#807C73 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807C73?

The RGB value is 128, 124, 115: 128 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807C73?

The complementary color is #737780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807C73 color

#807C73 rgb(128, 124, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807C73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 48.6% green and 45.1% blue (128, 124, 115).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#807C73 color codes

HEX	`#807C73`
RGB	`rgb(128, 124, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, -0.18, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 5.45, 91.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.204, 20.242, 19.112)`
Decimal	`8420467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807C73, 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 #807C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #807C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807c73; }
.text { color: #807c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 124 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807c73, #7d8073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #807C73?: #807C73 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807C73?: The RGB value is 128, 124, 115: 128 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807C73?: The complementary color is #737780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.