What color is #809090?

#809090 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809090?

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

What is the complementary color of #809090?

The complementary color is #908080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809090 color

#809090 rgb(128, 144, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809090 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#809090 color codes

HEX	`#809090`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 11%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.55, -5.73, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.55, 6.05, 198.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.908, 26.549, 30.245)`
Decimal	`8425616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809090, 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 #809090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #809090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809090; }
.text { color: #809090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809090, #808890); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #809090?: #809090 is a gray, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809090?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 144: 128 red, 144 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809090?: The complementary color is #908080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.