What color is #808296?

#808296 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 #808296?

The RGB value is 128, 130, 150: 128 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808296?

The complementary color is #969480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808296 color

#808296 rgb(128, 130, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808296 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51% green and 58.8% blue (128, 130, 150).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#808296 color codes

HEX	`#808296`
RGB	`rgb(128, 130, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, 3.53, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 11.51, 287.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.389, 22.756, 32.061)`
Decimal	`8422038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808296, 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 #808296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #808296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808296; }
.text { color: #808296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 130 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808296, #898096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #808296?: #808296 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 #808296?: The RGB value is 128, 130, 150: 128 red, 130 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808296?: The complementary color is #969480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.