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#80918E

Gray · medium neutral

About #80918E

#80918E is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 57% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 43% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Gray (ΔE 8.5), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #918083 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.36:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

Colour codes

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Red128
Green145
Blue142

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 8.5
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 10.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #80918E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #80918E.
3.30:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #80918E.
6.36:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80918E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80918E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8F8F8E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C8C8E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7C9290

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80918E?

#80918E is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 57% green and 56% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 43% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #80918E?

Use black text. Black on #80918E has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80918E?

Its complementary colour is #918083, and analogous partners are #809186 and #808B91.