What color is #808D7F?

#808D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808D7F?

The RGB value is 128, 141, 127: 128 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808D7F?

The complementary color is #8C7F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808D7F color

#808D7F rgb(128, 141, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808D7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.3% green and 49.8% blue (128, 141, 127).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#808D7F color codes

HEX	`#808D7F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 141, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 10%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.24, -7.51, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.24, 9.53, 142)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.257, 25.171, 23.76)`
Decimal	`8424831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808D7F, 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 #808D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #808D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808d7f; }
.text { color: #808d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 141 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808d7f, #7f8d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808D7F?: #808D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808D7F?: The RGB value is 128, 141, 127: 128 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808D7F?: The complementary color is #8C7F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.