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#80786F

Gray · medium neutral

About #80786F

#80786F is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 47% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Gray (ΔE 6.8); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6F7780 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #80786F for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.83:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red128
Green120
Blue111

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 6.8
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 9.2
Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #80786F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #80786F.
4.34:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #80786F.
4.83:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80786F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80786F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7B786E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7D7A6F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#837675

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80786F?

#80786F is a near-neutral, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 47% green and 44% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #80786F?

Use black text. Black on #80786F has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80786F?

Its complementary colour is #6F7780, and analogous partners are #806F6F and #7F806F.