Information about #807D79 color

#807D79 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #807D79 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 125, 121) — 50.2% red, 49% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 3 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #807D79 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Concord (#827F79). Nearby in the Register you will also find Industrial Silver (#7C7D79) and Granite (#837E7C).

The recipe behind #807D79 is rgb(128, 125, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #807D79 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. #807D79 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#807D79 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#807D79 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #807D79

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Concord color link
Concord

#827F79

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Medium Grey color link
Medium Grey

#7D7F7C

Cobblestone color link
Cobblestone

#807F73

Boulder color link
Boulder

#7C817C

Meridian color link
Meridian

#7C7E7E

Gunsmoke color link
Gunsmoke

#7A7C76

Grey color link
Grey

#808080

Tapa color link
Tapa

#7C7C72

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#807D79
  • RGB128, 125, 121
  • CMYK0, 1, 3, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 125, 121)
  • HSL34°, 3%, 49%
  • HSL Precise34.286°, 2.811%, 48.824%
  • HSV34°, 5%, 50%
  • HSB34°, 5%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.490, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.490, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.490, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID807D79
  • DECIMAL ID8420729
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01