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#807166

Mocha · medium warm gray

About #807166

#807166 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 44% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Mocha (ΔE 8.1), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #667580 (slate gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.70:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.70:1).

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Red128
Green113
Blue102

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 8.1
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 10.4
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 12.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #807166

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #807166.
4.70:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #807166.
4.47:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #807166 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#807166
Protanopia (no red cones)
#757265
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#797566
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#856E6E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #807166?

#807166 is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 44% green and 40% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #807166?

Use white text. White on #807166 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #807166?

Its complementary colour is #667580, and analogous partners are #806668 and #807E66.