What color is #80888D?

#80888D is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80888D?

The RGB value is 128, 136, 141: 128 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80888D?

The complementary color is #8D8580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80888D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80888D color

#80888D rgb(128, 136, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80888D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (128, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 203°, 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 Monument (#84898C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#80888D color codes

HEX	`#80888D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.21, -1.88, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.21, 4.14, 242.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.513, 24.12, 28.664)`
Decimal	`8423565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80888D, 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 #80888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80888D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #80888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80888d; }
.text { color: #80888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80888d, #80828d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #80888D?: #80888D is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80888D?: The RGB value is 128, 136, 141: 128 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80888D?: The complementary color is #8D8580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80888D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.