What color is #808071?

#808071 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808071?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 113: 128 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808071?

The complementary color is #717180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808071?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808071 color

#808071 rgb(128, 128, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808071 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 44.3% blue (128, 128, 113).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#808071 color codes

HEX	`#808071`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.19, -2.82, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.19, 8.63, 109.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.602, 21.22, 18.683)`
Decimal	`8421489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808071, 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 #808071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #808071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808071; }
.text { color: #808071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808071, #788071); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #808071?: #808071 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808071?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 113: 128 red, 128 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808071?: The complementary color is #717180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808071?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.