What color is #80838C?

#80838C is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80838C?

The RGB value is 128, 131, 140: 128 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80838C?

The complementary color is #8C8980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80838C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80838C color

#80838C rgb(128, 131, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80838C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51.4% green and 54.9% blue (128, 131, 140).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#80838C color codes

HEX	`#80838C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 131, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.78, 0.76, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.78, 5.27, 278.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.751, 22.715, 28.044)`
Decimal	`8422284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80838C, 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 #80838C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80838C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #80838C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80838c; }
.text { color: #80838c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80838c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 131 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80838c, #83808c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #80838C?: #80838C is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80838C?: The RGB value is 128, 131, 140: 128 red, 131 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80838C?: The complementary color is #8C8980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80838C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.