What color is #809086?

#809086 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 #809086?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 134: 128 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809086?

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

Is black or white text better on #809086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809086 color

#809086 rgb(128, 144, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809086 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 52.5% blue (128, 144, 134).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#809086 color codes

HEX	`#809086`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, -7.79, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 8.49, 156.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.177, 26.257, 26.397)`
Decimal	`8425606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809086, 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 #809086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #809086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809086; }
.text { color: #809086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809086, #80908e); }

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Questions

What color is #809086?: #809086 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 #809086?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 134: 128 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809086?: The complementary color is #90808A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.