What color is #807E7A?

#807E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807E7A?

The RGB value is 128, 126, 122: 128 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807E7A color

#807E7A rgb(128, 126, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807E7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49.4% green and 47.8% blue (128, 126, 122).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#807E7A color codes

HEX	`#807E7A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 126, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 5%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, -0.02, 2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 2.44, 90.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.875, 20.916, 21.399)`
Decimal	`8420986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807E7A, 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 #807E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #807E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807e7a; }
.text { color: #807e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 126 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807e7a, #7f807a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #807E7A?: #807E7A is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807E7A?: The RGB value is 128, 126, 122: 128 red, 126 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.