What color is #807F95?

#807F95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #807F95?

The RGB value is 128, 127, 149: 128 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #807F95?

The complementary color is #94957F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #807F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#807F95 color

#807F95 rgb(128, 127, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #807F95 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 49.8% green and 58.4% blue (128, 127, 149).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#807F95 color codes

HEX	`#807F95`
RGB	`rgb(128, 127, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 49.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 5.04, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 12.71, 293.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.915, 21.938, 31.508)`
Decimal	`8421269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #807F95, 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 #807F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#807F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #807F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #807f95; }
.text { color: #807f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #807f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 127 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #807f95, #8b7f95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #807F95?: #807F95 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #807F95?: The RGB value is 128, 127, 149: 128 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #807F95?: The complementary color is #94957F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #807F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.