What color is #808E89?

#808E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808E89?

The RGB value is 128, 142, 137: 128 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808E89?

The complementary color is #8E8085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808E89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808E89 color

#808E89 rgb(128, 142, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808E89 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.7% green and 53.7% blue (128, 142, 137).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#808E89 color codes

HEX	`#808E89`
RGB	`rgb(128, 142, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, -6.08, 0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 6.15, 171.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.089, 25.741, 27.414)`
Decimal	`8425097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808E89, 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 #808E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #808E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808e89; }
.text { color: #808e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 142 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808e89, #808c8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808E89?: #808E89 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808E89?: The RGB value is 128, 142, 137: 128 red, 142 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808E89?: The complementary color is #8E8085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808E89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.