What color is #807F78?

#807F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807F78?

The RGB value is 128, 127, 120: 128 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807F78?

The complementary color is #787980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807F78?

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.

#807F78 color

#807F78 rgb(128, 127, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807F78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49.8% green and 47.1% blue (128, 127, 120).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#807F78 color codes

HEX	`#807F78`
RGB	`rgb(128, 127, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, -0.98, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 4.05, 103.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.881, 21.124, 20.796)`
Decimal	`8421240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807F78, 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 #807F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807F78 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 #807F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807f78; }
.text { color: #807f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 127 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807f78, #7d8078); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #807F78?: #807F78 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807F78?: The RGB value is 128, 127, 120: 128 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807F78?: The complementary color is #787980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807F78?: 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.