What color is #808988?

#808988 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808988?

The RGB value is 128, 137, 136: 128 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808988?

The complementary color is #898081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808988 color

#808988 rgb(128, 137, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808988 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.7% green and 53.3% blue (128, 137, 136).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#808988 color codes

HEX	`#808988`
RGB	`rgb(128, 137, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.35, -3.49, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.35, 3.54, 189.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.291, 24.258, 26.796)`
Decimal	`8423816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808988, 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 #808988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #808988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808988; }
.text { color: #808988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 137 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808988, #808589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #808988?: #808988 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808988?: The RGB value is 128, 137, 136: 128 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808988?: The complementary color is #898081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.