What color is #808696?

#808696 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808696?

The RGB value is 128, 134, 150: 128 red, 134 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808696?

The complementary color is #969080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808696 color

#808696 rgb(128, 134, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808696 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.5% green and 58.8% blue (128, 134, 150).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#808696 color codes

HEX	`#808696`
RGB	`rgb(128, 134, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, 1.23, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 9.37, 277.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.931, 23.841, 32.242)`
Decimal	`8423062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808696, 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 #808696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #808696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808696; }
.text { color: #808696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 134 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808696, #858096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #808696?: #808696 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808696?: The RGB value is 128, 134, 150: 128 red, 134 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808696?: The complementary color is #969080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.