What color is #80868C?

#80868C is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80868C?

The RGB value is 128, 134, 140: 128 red, 134 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80868C?

The complementary color is #8C8680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80868C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80868C color

#80868C rgb(128, 134, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80868C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.5% green and 54.9% blue (128, 134, 140).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Serious Cloud (#7D848B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#80868C color codes

HEX	`#80868C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 134, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.62, -0.96, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.62, 4.09, 256.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.16, 23.533, 28.181)`
Decimal	`8423052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80868C, 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 #80868C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80868C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #80868C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80868c; }
.text { color: #80868c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80868c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 134 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80868c, #80808c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #80868C?: #80868C is a gray, closest to the named color Serious Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80868C?: The RGB value is 128, 134, 140: 128 red, 134 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80868C?: The complementary color is #8C8680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80868C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.