What color is #807D8C?

#807D8C is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807D8C?

The RGB value is 128, 125, 140: 128 red, 125 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807D8C?

The complementary color is #898C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807D8C color

#807D8C rgb(128, 125, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807D8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49% green and 54.9% blue (128, 125, 140).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 6% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Silver Surfer (#7E7D88), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#807D8C color codes

HEX	`#807D8C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 125, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 6%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 11%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.11, 4.22, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.11, 8.77, 298.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.968, 21.15, 27.784)`
Decimal	`8420748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807D8C, 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 #807D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #807D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807d8c; }
.text { color: #807d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 125 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807d8c, #887d8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #807D8C?: #807D8C is a gray, closest to the named color Silver Surfer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807D8C?: The RGB value is 128, 125, 140: 128 red, 125 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807D8C?: The complementary color is #898C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.