What color is #807E7B?

#807E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807E7B?

The RGB value is 128, 126, 123: 128 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807E7B?

The complementary color is #7B7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807E7B color

#807E7B rgb(128, 126, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807E7B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49.4% green and 48.2% blue (128, 126, 123).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 2% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Concord (#827F79), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#807E7B color codes

HEX	`#807E7B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 126, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 2%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 4%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, 0.17, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 1.9, 84.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.938, 20.941, 21.727)`
Decimal	`8420987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807E7B, 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 #807E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #807E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807e7b; }
.text { color: #807e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 126 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807e7b, #80807b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #807E7B?: #807E7B is a gray, closest to the named color Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807E7B?: The RGB value is 128, 126, 123: 128 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807E7B?: The complementary color is #7B7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.