What color is #80908B?

#80908B 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 #80908B?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 139: 128 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80908B?

The complementary color is #908085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80908B color

#80908B rgb(128, 144, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80908B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (128, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#80908B color codes

HEX	`#80908B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.41, -6.78, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.41, 6.81, 174.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.534, 26.399, 28.277)`
Decimal	`8425611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80908B, 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 #80908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #80908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80908b; }
.text { color: #80908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80908b, #808d90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80908B?: #80908B 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 #80908B?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 139: 128 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80908B?: The complementary color is #908085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.