What color is #808A7A?

#808A7A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808A7A?

The RGB value is 128, 138, 122: 128 red, 138 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808A7A?

The complementary color is #847A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808A7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808A7A color

#808A7A rgb(128, 138, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808A7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.1% green and 47.8% blue (128, 138, 122).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 6% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#808A7A color codes

HEX	`#808A7A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 138, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 6%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 12%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.26, -6.8, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.26, 9.99, 132.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.503, 24.171, 21.941)`
Decimal	`8424058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808A7A, 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 #808A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #808A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808a7a; }
.text { color: #808a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 138 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808a7a, #7a8a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808A7A?: #808A7A is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808A7A?: The RGB value is 128, 138, 122: 128 red, 138 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808A7A?: The complementary color is #847A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808A7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.