What color is #808F91?

#808F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808F91?

The RGB value is 128, 143, 145: 128 red, 143 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808F91?

The complementary color is #918280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808F91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808F91 color

#808F91 rgb(128, 143, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808F91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.1% green and 56.9% blue (128, 143, 145).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#808F91 color codes

HEX	`#808F91`
RGB	`rgb(128, 143, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, -4.96, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 5.74, 210.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.834, 26.278, 30.599)`
Decimal	`8425361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808F91, 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 #808F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #808F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808f91; }
.text { color: #808f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 143 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808f91, #808791); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808F91?: #808F91 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808F91?: The RGB value is 128, 143, 145: 128 red, 143 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808F91?: The complementary color is #918280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808F91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.