#807978 Color Information

#807978 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #807978. In RGB, it consists of 50.2% Red, 47.5% Green, and 47.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 5.5% Magenta, 6.3% Yellow, and 49.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 7.5°, with saturation of 3.2% and lightness of 48.6%. The decimal value for #807978 is 8419704, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #807978 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#807978 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color128, 121, 120 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color50.2%, 47.5%, 47.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.498, 0.525, 0.529 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.055, 0.063, 0.498 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color7.5°, 3.2%, 48.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color7.5°, 6.2%, 50.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.130, 19.620, 20.548 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color128, 121, 120 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8419704 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.405, 2.479, 1.497 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.405, 2.896, 31.123 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.405, 4.123, 1.638 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.294, -0.426, 3.502 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.323, 0.331, 19.620 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286609784 / 0xff807978 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996666 Copy
Last Updated: March 18, 2024

Shades of #807978

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #807978, its pure hue is 7.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.2%, and its lightness is 48.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #807978, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #100f0f to #706a69.

Tints of #807978

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #807978, its pure hue is 7.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.2%, and its lightness is 48.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #807978, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #908a89 to #efeeee.

Tones of #807978

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #807978, its pure hue is 7.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #807978, which range from #7c7c7c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f81f00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #807978

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #807978! For #807978, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #807978. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #807978

This color, #807978, consists of 50.2% Red, 47.5% Green, and 47.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 128, Green = 121, Blue = 120. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #807978 is 0% Cyan, 5.5% Magenta, 6.3% Yellow, and 49.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R50.2%
C0.0%
G47.5%
M5.5%
B47.1%
Y6.2%
K49.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 128 121 120
Octal 200 171 170
Hexa #80 #79 #78
Binary 10000000 01111001 01111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 5 6 49
Octal 0 5 6 61
Hexa #00 #05 #06 #31
Binary 00000000 00000101 00000110 00110001

Analogous Colors of #807978

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #807978 — which has hue 7.5° — its analogous colors are located at 7.5° and 337.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #807978.

Triadic Colors of #807978

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #807978 — which has hue 7.5° — its triadic colors are located at 7.5° and 247.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #807978.

Complementary Color of #807978

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #807978 — which has hue 7.5° — its complementary color is located at 187.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #807978.

Split Complementary Colors of #807978

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #807978 — which has hue 7.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 7.5° and 217.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #807978.

Tetradic Colors of #807978

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #807978 — which has hue 7.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 277.5°, 7.5°, 97.5°, and 187.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #807978.

Monochromatic Colors of #807978

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #807978, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3f3d3d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bdb7b7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #807978

We want to make getting started with #807978 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #807978 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #807978 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #807978 with other HTML elements.

#807978 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #807978.
<span style="color: #807978;">The color of this text is #807978.</span>

#807978 Background Color

The background color for this text is #807978.
<div style="background-color: #807978; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #807978.</div>

#807978 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #807978.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #807978;">This color for the shadow of this text is #807978.</span>

#807978 Border Color

This is a div with border color #807978.
<div style="border: #807978 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #807978.</div>

#807978 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #807978 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #807978; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #807978 on a white background.</div></div>

#807978 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #807978 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #807978; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #807978 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #807978 to White

This is a gradient from #807978 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#807978,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#807978,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#807978,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#807978,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #807978 to white.</div>

Gradient from #807978 to Black

This is a gradient from #807978 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#807978,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#807978,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#807978,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#807978,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #807978 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #807978

In addition to using #807978 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #807978 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #807978, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 128, Green = 121, Blue = 120). If you need details about the color coordinates of #807978 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #807978
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(128, 121, 120)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #807978; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #807978; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #807978; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(128, 121, 120);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#807978")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:128, green:121, blue:120, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:128 green:121 blue:120 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(128f, 121f, 120f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(128, 121, 120);
 

#807978 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #807978 the same way. For those with color blindness, #807978 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #807978 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #807978 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #807978 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #807978 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #807978 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #807978 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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