What color is #808684?

#808684 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808684?

The RGB value is 128, 134, 132: 128 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808684?

The complementary color is #868082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808684 color

#808684 rgb(128, 134, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808684 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.5% green and 51.8% blue (128, 134, 132).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 2% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#808684 color codes

HEX	`#808684`
RGB	`rgb(128, 134, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 2%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, -2.61, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 2.63, 173.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.591, 23.305, 25.186)`
Decimal	`8423044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808684, 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 #808684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #808684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808684; }
.text { color: #808684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 134 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808684, #808586); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808684?: #808684 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808684?: The RGB value is 128, 134, 132: 128 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808684?: The complementary color is #868082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.