What color is #808888?

#808888 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808888?

The RGB value is 128, 136, 136: 128 red, 136 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808888?

The complementary color is #888080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808888 color

#808888 rgb(128, 136, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808888 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.3% green and 53.3% blue (128, 136, 136).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#808888 color codes

HEX	`#808888`
RGB	`rgb(128, 136, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, -2.93, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 3.1, 199.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.149, 23.975, 26.748)`
Decimal	`8423560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808888, 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 #808888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #808888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808888; }
.text { color: #808888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 136 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808888, #808488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #808888?: #808888 is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808888?: The RGB value is 128, 136, 136: 128 red, 136 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808888?: The complementary color is #888080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.