What color is #808472?

#808472 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808472?

The RGB value is 128, 132, 114: 128 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808472?

The complementary color is #767284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808472 color

#808472 rgb(128, 132, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808472 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51.8% green and 44.7% blue (128, 132, 114).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#808472 color codes

HEX	`#808472`
RGB	`rgb(128, 132, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, -4.9, 9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 10.44, 117.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.19, 22.307, 19.158)`
Decimal	`8422514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808472, 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 #808472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #808472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808472; }
.text { color: #808472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 132 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808472, #778472); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808472?: #808472 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808472?: The RGB value is 128, 132, 114: 128 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808472?: The complementary color is #767284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.