What color is #808078?

#808078 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808078?

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

What is the complementary color of #808078?

The complementary color is #787880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808078 color

#808078 rgb(128, 128, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808078 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Moon Base (#7D7D77), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#808078 color codes

HEX	`#808078`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, -1.55, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 4.61, 109.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.011, 21.384, 20.839)`
Decimal	`8421496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808078, 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 #808078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #808078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808078; }
.text { color: #808078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808078, #7c8078); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808078?: #808078 is a gray, closest to the named color Moon Base. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808078?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 120: 128 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808078?: The complementary color is #787880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.