What color is #808082?

#808082 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808082?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 130: 128 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808082?

The complementary color is #828280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808082 color

#808082 rgb(128, 128, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808082 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 51% blue (128, 128, 130).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ironside (#7E8082), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#808082 color codes

HEX	`#808082`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 0.4, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 1.15, 290.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.65, 21.639, 24.204)`
Decimal	`8421506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808082, 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 #808082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #808082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808082; }
.text { color: #808082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808082, #818082); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808082?: #808082 is a gray, closest to the named color Ironside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808082?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 130: 128 red, 128 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808082?: The complementary color is #828280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.