What color is #807C80?

#807C80 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807C80?

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

What is the complementary color of #807C80?

The complementary color is #7C807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807C80?

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.

#807C80 color

#807C80 rgb(128, 124, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807C80 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#807C80 color codes

HEX	`#807C80`
RGB	`rgb(128, 124, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 48.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, 2.3, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 2.82, 324.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.005, 20.563, 23.333)`
Decimal	`8420480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807C80, 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 #807C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807C80 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 #807C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807c80; }
.text { color: #807c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 124 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807c80, #807c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #807C80?: #807C80 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807C80?: The RGB value is 128, 124, 128: 128 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807C80?: The complementary color is #7C807C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807C80?: 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.