What color is #808692?

#808692 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808692?

The RGB value is 128, 134, 146: 128 red, 134 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808692?

The complementary color is #928C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808692 color

#808692 rgb(128, 134, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808692 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.5% green and 57.3% blue (128, 134, 146).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Studio (#7E8590), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#808692 color codes

HEX	`#808692`
RGB	`rgb(128, 134, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 0.34, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 7.18, 272.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.614, 23.714, 30.574)`
Decimal	`8423058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808692, 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 #808692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #808692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808692; }
.text { color: #808692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 134 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808692, #838092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #808692?: #808692 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky Studio. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808692?: The RGB value is 128, 134, 146: 128 red, 134 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808692?: The complementary color is #928C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.