What color is #809084?

#809084 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 #809084?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 132: 128 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809084?

The complementary color is #90808C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809084 color

#809084 rgb(128, 144, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809084 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 51.8% blue (128, 144, 132).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#809084 color codes

HEX	`#809084`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, -8.19, 4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 9.31, 151.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.039, 26.201, 25.669)`
Decimal	`8425604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809084, 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 #809084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #809084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809084; }
.text { color: #809084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809084, #80908c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #809084?: #809084 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 #809084?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 132: 128 red, 144 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809084?: The complementary color is #90808C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.