What color is #80908E?

#80908E 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 #80908E?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 142: 128 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80908E?

The complementary color is #908082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80908E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80908E color

#80908E rgb(128, 144, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80908E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (128, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#80908E color codes

HEX	`#80908E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, -6.15, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 6.22, 188.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.757, 26.488, 29.447)`
Decimal	`8425614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80908E, 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 #80908E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80908E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #80908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80908e; }
.text { color: #80908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80908e, #808a90); }

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Questions

What color is #80908E?: #80908E 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 #80908E?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 142: 128 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80908E?: The complementary color is #908082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80908E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.