What color is #808E8D?

#808E8D 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 #808E8D?

The RGB value is 128, 142, 141: 128 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808E8D?

The complementary color is #8E8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808E8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808E8D color

#808E8D rgb(128, 142, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808E8D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.7% green and 55.3% blue (128, 142, 141).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#808E8D color codes

HEX	`#808E8D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 142, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, -5.25, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 5.38, 192.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.382, 25.858, 28.953)`
Decimal	`8425101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808E8D, 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 #808E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #808E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808e8d; }
.text { color: #808e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 142 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808e8d, #80888e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808E8D?: #808E8D 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 #808E8D?: The RGB value is 128, 142, 141: 128 red, 142 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808E8D?: The complementary color is #8E8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808E8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.