What color is #808F80?

#808F80 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 #808F80?

The RGB value is 128, 143, 128: 128 red, 143 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808F80?

The complementary color is #8F808F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808F80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808F80 color

#808F80 rgb(128, 143, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808F80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.1% green and 50.2% blue (128, 143, 128).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#808F80 color codes

HEX	`#808F80`
RGB	`rgb(128, 143, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, -8.42, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 10.43, 143.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.62, 25.792, 24.205)`
Decimal	`8425344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808F80, 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 #808F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #808F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808f80; }
.text { color: #808f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 143 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808f80, #808f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808F80?: #808F80 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 #808F80?: The RGB value is 128, 143, 128: 128 red, 143 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808F80?: The complementary color is #8F808F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808F80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.