What color is #808373?

#808373 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808373?

The RGB value is 128, 131, 115: 128 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808373?

The complementary color is #767383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808373 color

#808373 rgb(128, 131, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808373 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51.4% green and 45.1% blue (128, 131, 115).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#808373 color codes

HEX	`#808373`
RGB	`rgb(128, 131, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, -4.16, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 9.26, 116.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.113, 22.06, 19.415)`
Decimal	`8422259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808373, 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 #808373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #808373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808373; }
.text { color: #808373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 131 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808373, #788373); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #808373?: #808373 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808373?: The RGB value is 128, 131, 115: 128 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808373?: The complementary color is #767383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.