What color is #807D7D?

#807D7D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807D7D?

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

What is the complementary color of #807D7D?

The complementary color is #7D8080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807D7D?

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.

#807D7D color

#807D7D rgb(128, 125, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807D7D is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Gray (#808080), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#807D7D color codes

HEX	`#807D7D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 125, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, 1.13, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 1.2, 19.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.937, 20.737, 22.35)`
Decimal	`8420733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807D7D, 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 #807D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807D7D 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 #807D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807d7d; }
.text { color: #807d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 125 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807d7d, #807f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #807D7D?: #807D7D is a gray, closest to the named color Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807D7D?: The RGB value is 128, 125, 125: 128 red, 125 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807D7D?: The complementary color is #7D8080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807D7D?: 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.