What color is #808094?

#808094 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808094?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 148: 128 red, 128 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808094?

The complementary color is #949480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808094 color

#808094 rgb(128, 128, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808094 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 58% blue (128, 128, 148).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#808094 color codes

HEX	`#808094`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, 4.24, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 11.53, 291.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.965, 22.165, 31.132)`
Decimal	`8421524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808094, 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 #808094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #808094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808094; }
.text { color: #808094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808094, #8a8094); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #808094?: #808094 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808094?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 148: 128 red, 128 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808094?: The complementary color is #949480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.