What color is #808473?

#808473 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808473?

The RGB value is 128, 132, 115: 128 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808473?

The complementary color is #777384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808473 color

#808473 rgb(128, 132, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808473 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51.8% green and 45.1% blue (128, 132, 115).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#808473 color codes

HEX	`#808473`
RGB	`rgb(128, 132, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.37, -4.72, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.37, 9.88, 118.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.247, 22.33, 19.46)`
Decimal	`8422515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808473, 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 #808473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #808473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808473; }
.text { color: #808473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 132 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808473, #788473); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808473?: #808473 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808473?: The RGB value is 128, 132, 115: 128 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808473?: The complementary color is #777384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.