What color is #808D92?

#808D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808D92?

The RGB value is 128, 141, 146: 128 red, 141 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808D92?

The complementary color is #928580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808D92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808D92 color

#808D92 rgb(128, 141, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808D92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.3% green and 57.3% blue (128, 141, 146).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#808D92 color codes

HEX	`#808D92`
RGB	`rgb(128, 141, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, -3.62, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 5.59, 229.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.614, 25.714, 30.908)`
Decimal	`8424850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808D92, 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 #808D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #808D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808d92; }
.text { color: #808d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 141 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808d92, #808492); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808D92?: #808D92 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808D92?: The RGB value is 128, 141, 146: 128 red, 141 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808D92?: The complementary color is #928580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808D92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.