What color is #808E7A?

#808E7A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808E7A?

The RGB value is 128, 142, 122: 128 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808E7A?

The complementary color is #887A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808E7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808E7A color

#808E7A rgb(128, 142, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808E7A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.7% green and 47.8% blue (128, 142, 122).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#808E7A color codes

HEX	`#808E7A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 142, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, -9, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 12.7, 135.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.087, 25.34, 22.136)`
Decimal	`8425082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808E7A, 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 #808E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #808E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808e7a; }
.text { color: #808e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 142 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808e7a, #7a8e7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #808E7A?: #808E7A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808E7A?: The RGB value is 128, 142, 122: 128 red, 142 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808E7A?: The complementary color is #887A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808E7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.