What color is #808B79?

#808B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808B79?

The RGB value is 128, 139, 121: 128 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808B79?

The complementary color is #84798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808B79 color

#808B79 rgb(128, 139, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808B79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.5% green and 47.5% blue (128, 139, 121).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% 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 5.89:1).

#808B79 color codes

HEX	`#808B79`
RGB	`rgb(128, 139, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, -7.53, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 11.19, 132.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.585, 24.435, 21.665)`
Decimal	`8424313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808B79, 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 #808B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #808B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808b79; }
.text { color: #808b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 139 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808b79, #798b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808B79?: #808B79 is a gray, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808B79?: The RGB value is 128, 139, 121: 128 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808B79?: The complementary color is #84798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.