What color is #80878E?

#80878E is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80878E?

The RGB value is 128, 135, 142: 128 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80878E?

The complementary color is #8E8780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80878E color

#80878E rgb(128, 135, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80878E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (128, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#80878E color codes

HEX	`#80878E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.96, -1.1, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.96, 4.76, 256.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.447, 23.87, 29.011)`
Decimal	`8423310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80878E, 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 #80878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #80878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80878e; }
.text { color: #80878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80878e, #80808e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #80878E?: #80878E is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80878E?: The RGB value is 128, 135, 142: 128 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80878E?: The complementary color is #8E8780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.