What color is #808B8C?

#808B8C is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808B8C?

The RGB value is 128, 139, 140: 128 red, 139 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808B8C?

The complementary color is #8C8180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808B8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808B8C color

#808B8C rgb(128, 139, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808B8C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.5% green and 54.9% blue (128, 139, 140).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 5% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Monument (#84898C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#808B8C color codes

HEX	`#808B8C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 139, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 5%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 9%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, -3.78, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 4.24, 206.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.867, 24.948, 28.416)`
Decimal	`8424332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808B8C, 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 #808B8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808B8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #808B8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808b8c; }
.text { color: #808b8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808b8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 139 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808b8c, #80858c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808B8C?: #808B8C is a gray, closest to the named color Monument. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808B8C?: The RGB value is 128, 139, 140: 128 red, 139 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808B8C?: The complementary color is #8C8180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808B8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.