What color is #807D8A?

#807D8A is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807D8A?

The RGB value is 128, 125, 138: 128 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807D8A?

The complementary color is #878A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807D8A color

#807D8A rgb(128, 125, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807D8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49% green and 54.1% blue (128, 125, 138).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#807D8A color codes

HEX	`#807D8A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 125, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 9%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, 3.79, -6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 7.63, 299.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.822, 21.091, 27.014)`
Decimal	`8420746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807D8A, 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 #807D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #807D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807d8a; }
.text { color: #807d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 125 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807d8a, #867d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807D8A?: #807D8A is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807D8A?: The RGB value is 128, 125, 138: 128 red, 125 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807D8A?: The complementary color is #878A7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.