What color is #808289?

#808289 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808289?

The RGB value is 128, 130, 137: 128 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808289?

The complementary color is #898780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808289 color

#808289 rgb(128, 130, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808289 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (128, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Outpost (#828287), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#808289 color codes

HEX	`#808289`
RGB	`rgb(128, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 0.69, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 4.09, 279.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.399, 22.36, 26.851)`
Decimal	`8422025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808289, 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 #808289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #808289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808289; }
.text { color: #808289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808289, #838089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #808289?: #808289 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Outpost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808289?: The RGB value is 128, 130, 137: 128 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808289?: The complementary color is #898780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.