What color is #808670?

#808670 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808670?

The RGB value is 128, 134, 112: 128 red, 134 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808670?

The complementary color is #767086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808670?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808670 color

#808670 rgb(128, 134, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808670 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.5% green and 43.9% blue (128, 134, 112).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#808670 color codes

HEX	`#808670`
RGB	`rgb(128, 134, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, -6.37, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 12.81, 119.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.351, 22.809, 18.657)`
Decimal	`8423024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808670, 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 #808670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #808670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808670; }
.text { color: #808670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 134 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808670, #758670); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808670?: #808670 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808670?: The RGB value is 128, 134, 112: 128 red, 134 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808670?: The complementary color is #767086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808670?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.