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#809186

Gray · medium cool gray

About #809186

#809186 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 57% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Gray (ΔE 10.4); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #91808B — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #809186 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.31:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red128
Green145
Blue134

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 10.4
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 10.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #809186

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #809186.
3.33:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #809186.
6.31:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809186 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809186
Protanopia (no red cones)
#918E85
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8E8C87
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7D918E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809186?

#809186 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 57% green and 53% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #809186?

Use black text. Black on #809186 has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #809186?

Its complementary colour is #91808B, and analogous partners are #839180 and #80918F.