What color is #807D73?

#807D73 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807D73?

The RGB value is 128, 125, 115: 128 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807D73?

The complementary color is #737680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807D73 color

#807D73 rgb(128, 125, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807D73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (128, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 5% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#807D73 color codes

HEX	`#807D73`
RGB	`rgb(128, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 5%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 10%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -0.76, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 5.9, 97.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.33, 20.494, 19.154)`
Decimal	`8420723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807D73, 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 #807D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #807D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807d73; }
.text { color: #807d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807d73, #7c8073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #807D73?: #807D73 is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807D73?: The RGB value is 128, 125, 115: 128 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807D73?: The complementary color is #737680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.