What color is #808B8A?

#808B8A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808B8A?

The RGB value is 128, 139, 138: 128 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808B8A?

The complementary color is #8B8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808B8A color

#808B8A rgb(128, 139, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808B8A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.5% green and 54.1% blue (128, 139, 138).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 5% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Happy Hippo (#818581), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#808B8A color codes

HEX	`#808B8A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 139, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 5%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 8%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, -4.2, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 4.28, 191.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.721, 24.889, 27.647)`
Decimal	`8424330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808B8A, 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 #808B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #808B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808b8a; }
.text { color: #808b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 139 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808b8a, #80878b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808B8A?: #808B8A is a gray, closest to the named color Happy Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808B8A?: The RGB value is 128, 139, 138: 128 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808B8A?: The complementary color is #8B8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.