What color is #808088?

#808088 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808088?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 136: 128 red, 128 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808088?

The complementary color is #888880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808088 color

#808088 rgb(128, 128, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808088 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 53.3% blue (128, 128, 136).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#808088 color codes

HEX	`#808088`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, 1.63, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 4.61, 290.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.064, 21.805, 26.387)`
Decimal	`8421512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808088, 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 #808088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #808088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808088; }
.text { color: #808088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808088, #848088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #808088?: #808088 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808088?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 136: 128 red, 128 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808088?: The complementary color is #888880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.