What color is #808C90?

#808C90 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808C90?

The RGB value is 128, 140, 144: 128 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808C90?

The complementary color is #908480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808C90 color

#808C90 rgb(128, 140, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808C90 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.9% green and 56.5% blue (128, 140, 144).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#808C90 color codes

HEX	`#808C90`
RGB	`rgb(128, 140, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.42, -3.49, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.42, 5.03, 225.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.313, 25.359, 30.047)`
Decimal	`8424592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808C90, 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 #808C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #808C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808c90; }
.text { color: #808c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 140 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808c90, #808490); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808C90?: #808C90 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808C90?: The RGB value is 128, 140, 144: 128 red, 140 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808C90?: The complementary color is #908480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.