What color is #808878?

#808878 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808878?

The RGB value is 128, 136, 120: 128 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808878?

The complementary color is #807888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808878 color

#808878 rgb(128, 136, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808878 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.3% green and 47.1% blue (128, 136, 120).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 6% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#808878 color codes

HEX	`#808878`
RGB	`rgb(128, 136, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 6%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 12%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.64, -6.05, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.64, 9.71, 128.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.096, 23.554, 21.201)`
Decimal	`8423544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808878, 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 #808878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #808878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808878; }
.text { color: #808878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 136 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808878, #788878); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808878?: #808878 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808878?: The RGB value is 128, 136, 120: 128 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808878?: The complementary color is #807888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.