What color is #808479?

#808479 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808479?

The RGB value is 128, 132, 121: 128 red, 132 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808479?

The complementary color is #7D7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808479 color

#808479 rgb(128, 132, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808479 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51.8% green and 47.5% blue (128, 132, 121).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 4% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kosher Khaki (#888877), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#808479 color codes

HEX	`#808479`
RGB	`rgb(128, 132, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 4%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 8%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, -3.63, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 6.52, 123.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.604, 22.472, 21.338)`
Decimal	`8422521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808479, 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 #808479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #808479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808479; }
.text { color: #808479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 132 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808479, #7a8479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #808479?: #808479 is a gray, closest to the named color Kosher Khaki. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808479?: The RGB value is 128, 132, 121: 128 red, 132 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808479?: The complementary color is #7D7984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.