What color is #808A86?

#808A86 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808A86?

The RGB value is 128, 138, 134: 128 red, 138 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808A86?

The complementary color is #8A8084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808A86 color

#808A86 rgb(128, 138, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808A86 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.1% green and 52.5% blue (128, 138, 134).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 4% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#808A86 color codes

HEX	`#808A86`
RGB	`rgb(128, 138, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 4%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 7%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -4.46, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 4.55, 168.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.293, 24.487, 26.102)`
Decimal	`8424070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808A86, 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 #808A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #808A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808a86; }
.text { color: #808a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 138 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808a86, #80898a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Battleship Gray.

Questions

What color is #808A86?: #808A86 is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808A86?: The RGB value is 128, 138, 134: 128 red, 138 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808A86?: The complementary color is #8A8084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.